Reddit is in danger of a death spiral

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28 points·CrankyBear··8 comments

My experience so far is that even subs that have reopened are nearly ghost towns, with major reductions in user activity. It's like people just aren't feeling it anymore.

If it's anything like the ones I visit, it isn't because of user activity, it's because the mods set all posts to have to get approved, and basically won't approve anything.

I meant the ones that are actually open and accepting posts. There's definitely a lot still protesting.

When the idea behind a public institution dies in the popular mind, the death of said institution is sure to follow.

Spez has managed to kill the proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs. When Jun 30, 2023 comes to pass and the most popular apps shutter and disappear, those nearly ghost towns will be nothing but tumbleweeds.

Every time I quit a social network I get happier. By quit, I don't mean I block the website, but that it's read only and only when I need to. I got happier about 10 years ago when I quit Twitter. A little while after that, I quit Facebook.

For many reasons, I felt like Reddit was different and kept using it. But as of right now I'm noticing I don't miss it much.

Who knows, maybe I'll stop coming here.

Who cares any more?

Reddit has a long history of recovering from mutinies and other things that should have made it obsolete. Users get mad, some quit, and lots of bad press ensues, but defectors slowly and quietly return because the alternatives are worse and empty. See what happened with twitter and mastodon.

I can't remember another time they seemed to be so intent on breaching the trust thermocline.

If they ever do reverse their course on the API changes, the trust in it will remain burned.

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