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- toast0 11y agoOf course everything is moving to http(s)/html. It's easier to get users to use their browser than to get them to install something, and they can probably connect; maybe port 6667 is blocked because IRC is dangerous, but port 80 and 443 are likely open.
- programminggeek 11y agoDecentralized things tend not to work out real well outside of very niche activities. They only work pretty well when there is very strong aggregation in place. Look at the most decentralized system we have - HTTP/HTML. It works because aggregation systems like directories, search engines, forums, and social networks make it easy to find websites. Reddit's main value proposition is that it's a powerful niche aggregator of links and forum based content. It's easy for most people to be involved in a subreddit (niche forum). The UX is the protocol. The people are the value. Decentralization or desegregation of reddit won't solve anything. If anything, people are too lazy to move unless there is a BETTER protocol with more value. So, whatever displaces reddit will have better UX and the people have to be there. Otherwise, it's pretty much a failed concept like diaspora.