Reddit communities are going dark to protest recent changes

Found this link that follows the Reddit issues. Not sure if it’s a good/best one, hope it helps.

  • AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyzEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    “Like all blowups on Reddit, this one will pass,” the CEO wrote.

    This is true. By sheer population most Redditors never left. But I’d say a core percentage responsible for actually making content has moved on and won’t be back.

    • _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      The lazy won’t move. Some don’t even know what’s going on. I realize that a large majority of the users are simply that, users. They have no understanding of the backend or the issues going on around them.

      Once this site is more popular and easy to use, they’ll move.

      • Shlomito@vlemmy.netEnglish
        0·
        2 years ago

        Honestly that’s what I might end up doing. I’m staying away for as long as I can for the protest, but I don’t intend on leaving forever tbh. But once Lemmy matures enough I might make a full switch. For now most of the content I like from there is simply not here.

          • Shlomito@vlemmy.netEnglish
            0·
            2 years ago

            The communities are mostly there, they’re just silent. Like ‘last post was two years ago’ silent. And like, I can’t create the huge volume of content I consumed there you know

            I saw, I think on the infamous AMA, someone mentioning that on places like Reddit the users are conformed by around 90% lurkers, 9% active commenters, and 1% active posters. I fall on the 9%

              • Shlomito@vlemmy.netEnglish
                1·
                2 years ago

                Nah those fucking 1%ers, they’re ruining the country! /s

                Welp, I guess I now have to buy a cat, and an axolotl, and a ferret, and a drawing pad, and a tumblr account, and a 360hz monitor, and a-