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How social media's biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)
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Year-end recap from The Guardian.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I feel it mostly affected long timers. The younger crowd doesn't seem to care. I have a feeling that old.reddit.com will be going away very soon.

The API change made me stop using Reddit on Mobile (I never installed their client, I also think I'm maybe on 3-4 subreddits now) and once they remove old, it will kill my use of their desktop and therefore Reddit completely.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You’re absolutely correct. And because of that, content quality has plummeted and if you read comments, they are on a downward trajectory.

I’ll read comments here and think, “holy shit these people are stupid” and then I’ll go to Reddit and realize how much more stupid people can get. Comments on Reddit are the absolute bottom of the barrel. Way worse than YouTube has ever been.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yes, and it’s not even just about the age (though of course I think Gen Z has a higher tolerance for intrusive ads and shitty UX, as that’s all they have ever known anywhere) - I know a late thirties guy, who doesn’t understand what my problem is with reddit, as he only ever used the shitty mobile app, so has no comparison with other options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I have a feeling that old.reddit.com will be going away very soon.

spez said that it wouldn't, so it probably will.