/r/popculture is closed following Reddit's decision
/r/popculture is closed following Reddit's decision
Nice thing, someone mentioned Lemmy there: https://old.reddit.com/r/popculture/comments/1j5jngg/rpopculture_is_closed/mgi48zn/
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Wow. I remember when the Digg migration to reddit finally reached critical mass. Feels like this might be it for reddit now. Ha ha. Edit: r/Fednews should probably move over here for safety too.
Isn’t Reddit banning big mentions of Lemmy though?
Apparently not fast enough, because the mention of Lemmy in the comments of the aforementioned Reddit post are what led me to join here today.
Welcome! A few pointers to help you settle in
Feel free if you have any questions
Welcome to the good old Reddit, aka new Reddit!
I posted a bunch of comments on that post earlier today! As far as I know they're still up too
One guy was even trying to argue that it's too difficult to make an account here.
Their bloodline is weak, and will not survive the winter.
Welcome to lemmy, have fun!
May God have mercy on your soulWelcome, friend!Ha. Same. Weathers nice here, think I might stay.
They don't. Some subreddits ban it, not Reddit itself.
From what I've seen it's mostly mods of specific subreddits removing comments that promote Lemmy. A few instances do get caught in the site-wide spam filter though.
Yeah feels more like sub mods afraid of losing power over actual Admin interference.
Yeah, but obviously they are also pretty dumb (they didn’t even consider what would happen if people edited comments after people upvoted then). So, not too hard to get around that.
Yeah, it’s remarkable how “dumb” and crude Reddit automoderation, recommendations, everything seem given how much money they make and use.
Say what you will about Facebook, but their tech stack is so real it’s dystopian.
Yeah, that’s because they only ever invested in what they wanted, not what served their users. Which always baffles me, when your only product is your users and their generated content, you would think the best business would be to give them what they wanted! Guess that is why I never bothered with an MBA.
No, if the end goal is quick money the strategy is perfect.
- Amass users in niche interests, don’t mess things up.
- Slowly "mainstream" content, switch focus to engagement and mass appeal.
- Now you have a huge user base. Time to squeeze them.
- Suck up to regulators and investors to keep the ball rolling.
- Squeeze, squeeze, keep squeezing as users slip through your fingers and the line goes up.
- And just before everything explodes, sell Reddit to Big Tech, who absorb it like The Thing. They both win. Alternatively, sell to public markets and leave them holding the bag of shit, and walk away with cash.
The best part? Short term investors love this shit. They thrive on volatility. A sustainable business? That’s boring and less profitable.
The site is turning to shit? Mods angry? Who cares. That’s the problem for whoever is holding the bag next.