Yesterday I read the excellent article by Cory Doctorow: Let the Platforms Burn and this particular anecdote The thing is, network effects are a double-edged sword. People join a service to be with the people they care about. But when the people they care about start to leave, everyone rushes for the exits. Here’s danah [...]
  • radialmonster@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    I visit out of habit. There’s nothing interesting being posted. bots are posting super old reposts, and spam is being posted and the mods aren’t removing them, and i’m not going to report them. I’m in a weird state where there’s not a great content aggregator anywhere right now, so its giving me an opportunity to waste my time on other things instead.

    • the post of tom joad
      6·
      1 year ago

      Anecdote incoming: i had coincidentally put myself on hiatus from news/Reddit before the whole 3rd party app drama started the Exodus, and didn’t have a clue what was going on until about a week ago.

      I think it’s a perfect time to say goodbye forever. I miss a couple smaller communities to the point i want to remember them for what they were. I don’t want to see them die firsthand.

      I’ve been shitposting 12 years. Its bittersweet, I’ll truly miss it, like an old friend. i’m ripping the band-aid off.

      Thanks for listening

      • plain_jane@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        Rip in peace, Reddit!

        It really is like losing an old, dear friend.

        I was there for about twelve years, too.

        💔