I have been on the edge with twitter and reddit for a while and I have finally deleted my accounts that I have had for a very long time there. They are no longer the places I used to know, even more so with twitter. I am ready for my new time here and on mastodon.

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[–] ThinlySlicedGlizzy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think this is going to be a trend. Centralized social media just isn't financially viable and it's worse for the users in so many ways. We already have alternatives for youtube, reddit, and twitter popping up. I think youtube might be the hardest to replace though because so many people view youtube as a job rather than a place to share content just for the sake of it. Hopefully with all this we can return to the good old days of the internet where a few corporations didn't control the majority of traffic.

[–] MouldyPriestASSHOLE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

The problem with YouTube is the sheer amount of historical content that'll never make it to an alternative site. I don't think it can ever be replaced unfortunately.