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You could trivially make a Reddit clone and throw some UI/UX enhancements on top. Then what? "Build it and they will come" does not apply to social networks.
by dlivingston 3y ago
You could trivially make a Reddit clone and throw some UI/UX enhancements on top.
Then what?
"Build it and they will come" does not apply to social networks. The value of Reddit is in the information posted & pseudo-communities formed.
You could create the Platonic Ideal of a Reddit-like website but without massive numbers of users sharing information, forming communities, heading moderation efforts, then it will just collect dust.
It's an interesting question, how to create a viable social-based platform. It's certainly not a technical problem. How do you solve it? Forget creating the next Reddit / FB / Insta; how do you create a social network at all that doesn't fail to launch or wither and die?
- wnc3141 3y agoyup! the user base is 99% of the value in any network enabled platform
- swed420 3y agoA good start is having your ducks in a row for when conditions inevitably and suddenly lead to people jumping ship en masse to whatever Next Thing is waiting. Lemmy was already built and deployed in several instances, but the reddit API controversy showed it wasn't quite ready. But now maybe it's closer? Lemmy and other larger alternatives still leave some important problems unsolved, but the point is that "build it and they will come" still rings true if you have the patience to wait for the next inevitable misstep from the current major players.
- bsder 3y agoLemmy can't even handle seeing all the posts from the federated instances on a topic. Cueing Internet meme: You had one job ...
- itsoktocry 3y ago>The value of Reddit is in the information posted & pseudo-communities formed. And what incentive do people have to build or maintain these communities going forward, for the sake of shareholders? How does reddit "get better"?