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Google hasn’t bought Reddit because it’s literally only downsides. Bad PR, low profit margin, etc… I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? Front page

Google hasn’t bought Reddit because it’s literally only downsides. Bad PR, low profit margin, etc… I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? Front page is almost entirely bots reposing and reusing the same comments that have been used for years.

scubbo 3y ago
> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? I do like the good parts, deeply hidden, that can often be surfaced with a Google search. Case in point, I had a bug with some installed software yesterday, to which the only viable solution I found was in a Reddit post from a few months back. But the experience of actively browsing the "leading edge" of the site? Absolutely not. I purposely-deprecated my credentials a year or so back and haven't regretted it.
teruakohatu 3y ago
> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? Yes, but if there was a better alternative I would switch in an instant … but those network effects.
- rglullis 3y ago
  Come to Lemmy and follow Reddit content though one of the mirror instances.
treflop 3y ago
Using reddit with the default front page is like getting a podcast app and only listening to the top 5 most subscribed podcasts.
altdataseller 3y ago
You’re living in a bubble because Reddit is probably among the top 50 most visited sites in the world. You may not like the experience, hate the spam, hate what it stands for, but a lot of people still visit it and use it daily
- overstay8930 3y ago
  You can use something you dislike, that wasn't my point.