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The Reddit blackout was pretty underwhelming (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In the last 3 days I've been paying attention to r/all, expecting several posts about it and...

Yeah

Wasn't expecting the website to literally shut down nor to monopolize r/all, because 3rd party users are the minority, but I hoped for more than whatever this was.

At least there's a silver lining, I discovered new alternatives that have healthier communities

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But on the other hand, look at how much the lemmy and kbin user base has grown. The blackouts had a significant impact in increasing lemmy adoption and usage.

Prior to the announced blackouts, I had no idea Lemmy even existed. Now here I am running my own instance.

Also, advertisers Reddit sells to have halted their campaigns until “next week.”

I think while on the surface it might feel underwhelming, it had more impact than you think. And now mods are discussing extending the blackout too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What comes after the blackout is the exodus. So in time, Reddit will decline and people would hear more about Lemmy as the network effect grows, Lemmy can come out pretty strong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Just like Digg is still around, Reddit will be too. But it won't ever be the same