Was there even a mass exodus? I largely avoid Reddit now, but I do kind of doubt that they’ve been hurt in any meaningful way by all the protests and people leaving…
Was there even a mass exodus? I largely avoid Reddit now, but I do kind of doubt that they’ve been hurt in any meaningful way by all the protests and people leaving…
There was no mass migration (yet). For starters, I’d say that the majority already uses the official Leddit app and does not care (like two out of three people I know who casually browse).
It also doesn’t help that some apps like RIF still work in some capacity. At the moment you can still browse non-NSFW, but only logged out, and that’s enough for some.
Furthermore, this only reflects mobile usage. I still browse Reddit using old reddit (up until they kill that), but have deleted all my content and refrain from posting new comments.
As much as I want to say we wonnered, we are the vocal minority. Some subs I frequent, like /r/PCMasterRace and /r/leagueoflegends didn’t even protest.
Yes, Reddit posts have subjectively felt more repost-y and soulless, but we don’t have the insight.
There was no mass migration. Quite a few communities I enjoyed don’t even exist in a meaningful way over here. Perhaps after 3rd party apps truly die, awards are gone, and they kill old reddit, but that’s a big if, not when.
Even before the API changes, half the content seemed to be bots reposting stuff. Think it’s gonna be hard to judge how much worse it is if bots get better at not obviously being bots. Entirely possible bots keep the site moving enough that casual users who just want to browse memes or get some news while on a break don’t care if its almost entirely bots and AI.