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The mods are losing. If you search for "reddit gamedev" on Google, /r/gamedev is nowhere in sight, instead you'll see /r/gamedevelopment and /r/truegamedev (whi
by phendrenad2 3y ago
The mods are losing. If you search for "reddit gamedev" on Google, /r/gamedev is nowhere in sight, instead you'll see /r/gamedevelopment and /r/truegamedev (which are not private). The "eternal september" effect means that those other communities will quickly surpass /r/gamedev. It's simple internetology.
- Auracle 3y agoBut, annoyingly, right now there are a ton of resources that should be a quick Google away locked in /r/gamedev
- LexiMax 3y agoSimple internetology also dictates that when a site starts making the user experience miserable, users will accrete elsewhere. Discord is actively eating away at Reddit's userbase, to the point where community subreddits tend to be on-ramps to the "real" community located in a Discord, and in my perception the blackout seems to have accelerated this trend.
- phendrenad2 3y agoDiscord is a fundamentally different thing than Reddit, and while they can steal some market share from one another, there will always be room for both of them.
- LexiMax 3y agoBeing fundamentally different doesn't necessarily mean there's room for the old thing. Sometimes, tastes just change and people move on to the next big thing.
- phendrenad2 3y agoOf course, it's possible. I'm just saying that we can't ignore the fact that Discord and Reddit are completely different mediums. Reddit is more like a series traditional forums, and Discord is more like a traditional AOL chatroom. I don't see any point in internet history where either of those media have lost popularity.