Looking back, I’m glad spez became such an antagonistic jackass. Otherwise, there’s no telling when I would have discovered Lemmy/Kbin, and I’m much happier here. I wouldn’t go back to reddit even if they undid all the recent changes.
Feels like breaking up with someone you’re not in love with anymore
I discovered Lemmy in 2019, but didn’t join until iamthatis’s post. Lemmy had basically no users before then.
Imagine if they undid the changes, removed spez, and joined the fediverse.
Are you trying to give me an ulcer? 😆 If reddit joined the fediverse I’d clamor for defederation.
fuck reddits’s board. fuck u/spez and his lackeys.
Maybe they are trying to temporarily raise user numbers from people using 2,3,4 accounts to place pixels?
Also, I might join just to contribute to the eventual “fuck spez” movement. It’s not like I’ll stick around after the fun is over.
It could help with metrics pre-IPO though…
I mentioned it in another thread, but I think that they’re using r/place to both 1) show engagement with the platform and 2) distract the users. Based on (1), in my opinion the best approach is to not touch it.
I mean they gotta show face for the investors for being “open” and “friendly” to the community.
Ah, got it. It’s a really bad way to do this though - they’re also showing that the userbase is pissed, and has become a wasp hive towards Reddit. This sort of user is bad news when you’re an investor, as it’ll try to boycott your platform from the inside.
Honestly I’m just guessing, I have no idea what in the fresh hell they are trying to do. Best case scenario, it becomes a cash grab insta copy. Worst case scenario, the users migrate to other platforms. Rage for them is still engagement, and they probs cross their fingers thinking it will all blow over.
I’m also guessing, and also got no idea on what they’re trying to do. In a few situations it looks like they’re actively trying to shoot their own feet and ruin the IPO, and in some (like this one) they’re doing things that look good on paper but awful in practice.
It’s working, too. Even some Lemmy users have logged back in to Reddit. They’re doing it to write protest messages, but that counts towards the monthly active users nonetheless.
Sadly I agree that it works. I just hope that /u/Bipta@kbin.social is also right, and this also peels off users afterwards.
For one month. I’ll count that as a win if even one user is peeled off of Reddit per each of us that pokes our heads back in.
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