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Is it important that Reddit suffers? For me the important thing is that lemmy flourishes and has good oc.
I support this point of view, but at the same time I want the status quo to be disrupted and the internet to change, I'm not a fan of allowing corporations to fall into complacency when they hold so much power.
Right? Ignore them, have fun here. No reason to give any thought to them.
That's the spirit!
This is what I wish more lemmings would grasp. I've commented before how there's this disillusionment that reddit actually died when a bunch of people left. It didn't. The sooner everyone can stop being in denial about that, the better.
The situation is really more akin to an abusive ex and the people that left realizing that they're better off without them. You're in a better place. Stop talking about, focusing on the drama that your ex brought and just embrace your newer better environment.
Millions of people are in that situation and don't leave because they've been manipulated, they're scared, and in this case addicted. My brother in law switched from Apollo to the official app and hates it, complains every day, and says reddit sucks now...but won't leave.
Yeah, but like... I have a gf to have someone to converse with. This new gf of mine basically doesn't speak so I'm just sitting here watching the wallpapers in silence, whereas my ex, while crazy, was very talkative and entertaining.
Ok but your ex getting hooked on heroin and ending up in a prison morgue won't make your new gf any more interesting.
Yeah but if my current gf is just being silent I'm like.. girl why are we even dating? I'll keep dating her but damn. It's not a great relationship and I miss the crazy hoe.
If you miss her so bad, you can just go back. It's okay, really, I guess most people still go to both website. It's a website after all, don't see too much into it.
On my side I'm just reminded everytime I have to use RedReader to access Reddit on my phone that they really don't want me there.
The thing is I can't. Because if I do I'll most likely inadvertently break up with my new gf, and I really do want her to succeed in life and for us to get married at some point. I'll give her some more time.
I basically never used Reddit on my phone and on the computer it's always old.reddit + RES. Also a reason why Lemmy feels a bit gnnnnh. Navigating without keyboard shortcuts is a paaaain.
Did you have a look at this? https://github.com/vmavromatis/Lemmy-keyboard-navigation
Also this community might interest you: https://sh.itjust.works/c/plugins
Yeah I found that script thing a couple of days ago but I don't have Greasemonkey or anything like that and I don't think I want to. But I might have to. We'll see. The other one I saw a while back but didn't see a major usecase for me personally. But thanks for reminding me since I am way more miffed about the shortcuts now than I was then and I forgot all about that script thing.
Alright, happy to help!
Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: !plugins@sh.itjust.works
That's a great way to think of it.
To use your analogy of the abusive ex... would you want someone to just never talk about the abusive ex? Never process the trauma? That's what a lot of people are doing. Noticing that the abusive ex is imploding into a death spiral is kind of validating of your decision to leave. It's part of the process. There's no need to shame people for it.
The post is a week old, but regardless, people have had their time to grieve and process. Your friends and family were there for you, they let you vent, they helped you make the transition away from your partner...but they're gone. It's time to move on. Let it go. You're stuck in denial while most people have made it all the way to acceptance. Everyone is ready for you to stfu about your ex.
You're also reading too much into the analogy. This isn't really an ex, it's a link aggregating website and online forum. Just like nobody cared if you deleted your myspace, your Facebook, digg, Tumblr, TikTok, YouTube, etc...nobody really cares that you deleted your reddit account.
They've had their time according to you but maybe people can make their own decisions? Also maybe just chill about it? You don't have to listen, you don't have to be here for any of the conversations.
Also you've created an entire community of family and friends with backstories so you can then tell me all these imaginary people want me to "stfu", but apparently I'm the one "reading too much into the analogy". I think you're the one that just wants me to "stfu" but you don't want to say it directly.
Yes, that would be great. Stfu. Please. Thank you.
You seem to have missed the extreme irony in saying this whole replying to a sub comment a week after it was posted by someone who agreed with me.
If you want me to stfu you can just block me, or just stop saying things directy to me that are blatantly wrong. Up to you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And I don't see what the age of the thread or the fact the poster agreed with you - although they don't exactly, that's another thing you're wrong about - has to do with anything. I'm not here complaining about you talking, I'm pointing out how what you're saying is wrong. You're the one literally saying you want people to "stfu". I'm glad you've at least owned it now.
It’s petty, but I do hope Reddit suffers. Spez and co has profited off user generated content, free moderation of their communities for a decade plus. Forcing users into the Reddit app that is garbage compared to other 3rd party apps, not to mention the privacy concerns with the app which rivals Facebook.
Quote from Spez in 2016. In May, Steve Huffman said in an interview at the TNW Conference that, unlike Facebook, which "only knows what [its users are] willing to declare publicly", Reddit knows its users' "dark secrets"
If Reddit collapses or at the very least their IPO collapses and we can prevent another sociopath from being a billionaire I’ll be very happy with the situation.
It can be seen as a statistic for lemmy's success