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/u/PaulLee420 BLACKOUT... anyone else? (beehaw.org)
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I fully supported the 3 day /r/ BLACKOUTs by many sub-reddits earlier this week, and I fully support the INDEFINITE blackouts that some sub-reddits have now committed to.

I'm just a /r/ user and have kept my account because of the vast amounts of information I find useful at Reddit. Its one of the only social media's that I still use... I left Discord for Matrix when they were thinking about selling to Microsoft... I left [personal] Facebook when they switched to Meta (way overdue!)... and I continue to choose privacy and shun big tech - I am leaving Reddit.

While I'm happy that there are now de-centralized alternatives, it is completely Reddit's fault - they finally chose the mighty $$$ over the user; its users ARE the product, just like every other big-tech social media corporation... its a sad time for Reddit.

I hope that more large sub-reddits choose to BLACKOUT as I think this is a pivotal time for the site; I don't think enough of US will stand up, but I hope you chose to do your part... whats right...

/u/PaulLee420 BLACKOUT INDEFINITE

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[–] admin@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just leave all these corporate walled garden platforms and make your own communities on the Internet. That could be Fediverse but it doesn't have to be. Think outside of the box.

[–] paulie420@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the Fediverse b/c its more connected than our old forums of yesteryear, but without big tech breathing down out necks...

[–] admin@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I agree.

[–] ConsciousCode@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

As someone who's inherited/made internet communities before, it's a lot more disheartening than it sounds. The network effect is real, I've found that no matter how good you make your forum people probably won't find it (let alone stick around) unless it goes viral on 4chan.