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Personally, I feel like nothing happened to Reddit. Communities that I visit are pretty much what they were before Reddit changed its API policies. However, th

Personally, I feel like nothing happened to Reddit. Communities that I visit are pretty much what they were before Reddit changed its API policies. However, there's a subreddit for reddit alternatives (r/RedditAlternative) if you're curious :)) Lemmy and lobsters are the dominant ones in my mind. For HNews? Probably https://diff.blog/ https://diff.blog/ would be one of the alternatives. I must say, if reddit goes dark today, I'd be sad, but if hnews goes dark today (and forever), I'd be pretty devastated.

Semaphor 3y ago
Content mostly didn't change, but the value of Reddit tanked, I often encounter links to Reddit that are now deleted, and I'm also nowadays deleting my old (2 weeks) comments and posts.
- Havoc 3y ago
  Feels like content did change to me. Hard to place but almost like some key contributors left and avg IQ dropped a couple points as a result
  - Semaphor 3y ago
    It probably heavily depends on the sub. No real changes for those I care about.
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  > I'm also nowadays deleting my old (2 weeks) comments and posts But why?
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - Semaphor 3y ago
    Because I don’t want to support the long-term value of an antagonistic provider.
    - huhtenberg 3y ago
      That's a fundamentally misguided attitude. Removing your posts only annoys and inconveniences actual people by breaking threads, convos and destroying the context. It does zilch to Reddit as a corporation. No need to be an ass towards fellow users, it's not their fault Reddit now rubs you the wrong way. Either don't post at all or leave it be.
      - Semaphor 3y ago
        Alas, I’ll have to disagree with you.
      - hoseja 3y ago
        By annoying regular users you tank the value of the hostile corporation.
        FirmwareBurner 3y ago
        It's the same flawed logic used to justify that sanctions on the people of a country would cause a regime change from within but that rarely works. It would only work if there would be another alternative for those users to go to. Currently there hasn't been a popular move from reddit to somewhere else. So no, you're just annoying users but without harming reddit.
      - nunez 3y ago
        Deleting content does more than zilch. Searching Reddit via Google having become less reliable made the press some time ago.
    - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
      >Because I don’t want to support the long-term value of an antagonistic provider. Such a terrible take. You're not hurting Reddit's bottom line with this, you're hurting the users looking for answers.
- jrhey 3y ago
  > I'm also nowadays deleting my old (2 weeks) comments and posts. Won't this just exacerbate the "I often encounter links to Reddit that are now deleted" problem?
- nunez 3y ago
  Agreed. There are what feels like a ton of [deleted] posts and comments now.
mewpmewp2 3y ago
Same, not seeing any change, and according to analytics sites and Google Trends, Reddit's popularity has only been on the rise.
unsupp0rted 3y ago
One change I've noticed, and this has nothing to do with API changes, is that Redditors now take comments at face-value, even when they're farcically sarcastic. Unless you tag the comment (e.g. /s), people's default is to assume they're typing back and forth with literally history's greatest monster. And their goal is to proudly and publicly expose this monster for internet points. The weird thing is they really do get internet points for being oblivious to flippant sarcasm. I wonder if this is an "Eternal September" problem, or if mass internet culture has permanently shifted.
countWSS 3y ago
The numerical value of "people on reddit" didn't changes, however the active posters and creative people started migrating to other networks(e.g. Lemmy). The larger subs(100k+) quality has declined from 2022, you can see lots of clickbait and facebook-like sensationalization/drama,even in serious subreddits content becoming more shallow. Its not like Digg pissing off everyone, mobile posters are perfectly content with consuming reddit but content creators have declined in numbers. See https://subredditstats.com/ https://subredditstats.com/ (Comments per day, Posts per day)
gaws 3y ago
> Probably https://diff.blog/ https://diff.blog/ would be one of the alternatives. Requires a GitHub account to post. Why are site owners like this?

Semaphor 3y ago

Content mostly didn't change, but the value of Reddit tanked, I often encounter links to Reddit that are now deleted, and I'm also nowadays deleting my old (2 weeks) comments and posts.

Havoc 3y ago
Feels like content did change to me. Hard to place but almost like some key contributors left and avg IQ dropped a couple points as a result
- Semaphor 3y ago
  It probably heavily depends on the sub. No real changes for those I care about.
FirmwareBurner 3y ago
> I'm also nowadays deleting my old (2 weeks) comments and posts But why?
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- Semaphor 3y ago
  Because I don’t want to support the long-term value of an antagonistic provider.
  - huhtenberg 3y ago
    That's a fundamentally misguided attitude. Removing your posts only annoys and inconveniences actual people by breaking threads, convos and destroying the context. It does zilch to Reddit as a corporation. No need to be an ass towards fellow users, it's not their fault Reddit now rubs you the wrong way. Either don't post at all or leave it be.
    - Semaphor 3y ago
      Alas, I’ll have to disagree with you.
    - hoseja 3y ago
      By annoying regular users you tank the value of the hostile corporation.
      - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
        It's the same flawed logic used to justify that sanctions on the people of a country would cause a regime change from within but that rarely works. It would only work if there would be another alternative for those users to go to. Currently there hasn't been a popular move from reddit to somewhere else. So no, you're just annoying users but without harming reddit.
    - nunez 3y ago
      Deleting content does more than zilch. Searching Reddit via Google having become less reliable made the press some time ago.
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    >Because I don’t want to support the long-term value of an antagonistic provider. Such a terrible take. You're not hurting Reddit's bottom line with this, you're hurting the users looking for answers.
jrhey 3y ago
> I'm also nowadays deleting my old (2 weeks) comments and posts. Won't this just exacerbate the "I often encounter links to Reddit that are now deleted" problem?
nunez 3y ago
Agreed. There are what feels like a ton of [deleted] posts and comments now.

mewpmewp2 3y ago

Same, not seeing any change, and according to analytics sites and Google Trends, Reddit's popularity has only been on the rise.

unsupp0rted 3y ago

One change I've noticed, and this has nothing to do with API changes, is that Redditors now take comments at face-value, even when they're farcically sarcastic. Unless you tag the comment (e.g. /s), people's default is to assume they're typing back and forth with literally history's greatest monster. And their goal is to proudly and publicly expose this monster for internet points. The weird thing is they really do get internet points for being oblivious to flippant sarcasm. I wonder if this is an "Eternal September" problem, or if mass internet culture has permanently shifted.

countWSS 3y ago

The numerical value of "people on reddit" didn't changes, however the active posters and creative people started migrating to other networks(e.g. Lemmy). The larger subs(100k+) quality has declined from 2022, you can see lots of clickbait and facebook-like sensationalization/drama,even in serious subreddits content becoming more shallow. Its not like Digg pissing off everyone, mobile posters are perfectly content with consuming reddit but content creators have declined in numbers. See https://subredditstats.com/ https://subredditstats.com/ (Comments per day, Posts per day)

gaws 3y ago

> Probably https://diff.blog/ https://diff.blog/ would be one of the alternatives. Requires a GitHub account to post. Why are site owners like this?