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…

  • WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yes, Reddit posts have subjectively felt more repost-y and soulless, but we don’t have the insight.

    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.