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Slashdot->Digg->Reddit->HN for me. Almost exclusively on HN these days. For me the transition from one to another was graduated where I visited multiple sites
by tastyfreeze 3y ago
Slashdot->Digg->Reddit->HN for me. Almost exclusively on HN these days. For me the transition from one to another was graduated where I visited multiple sites daily. As the "new" grew and covered more of what I liked to read about I stopped using the "old". Quality of comments and discussion is the secret sauce for me. Redesigns never really bothered me.
Slashdot holds a special place for me though. It just happens to be the first place I commented and joined in discussion with a large group of strangers.
- alberth 3y agoThis was exactly my same progression.
- echelon 3y ago"Same" would be a low-effort comment; I think this was the path a lot of us have taken. Today's Reddit is a mire of ephemeral pop commentary, censorship, and automated flagging. It's like the leadership cares about engagement, not discussion, and they're willing to let people talk into the ether to drive the numbers up. The audience quality bar has substantially dropped in all but the most niche topical subreddits as well. Twitter and the spinoffs are all too high drama for me to engage in regularly. Everyone is playing morality sports or trying to game for traction. I miss being able to hold a no-stakes, high quality discussion amongst peers. I feel like we need anonymous P2P social networking. I don't like other parties being the arbiters of information flows, and I also don't like bad agents seeking to tear down those that go against their personal brand of ideology.