Just curious what folks thoughts are, since a lot of power users / mods were run off beginning of last summer. I checked Reddit stats on subs, and most lost like 90% of their user engagement, even if their "members" hit record highs from subscribing bots.
Anecdotally, we lost a lot of quality of the platform. I've muted the majority of the annoying "front page" subs because they're full of zero effort karma whoring reposts, or reprocessed shit ingested from other social media apps.
There were a few "mod tool" improvements rolled out, but they're mostly good at identifying obviously harassing behavior or ban evasion alt accounts...not so much for straight up bot spam. So guess that's a mixed bag and not really a win or loss.
I'd struggle to claim Reddit is the "front page of the internet" anymore, since it's becoming a repost dumping ground for shit people found on Instagram or TikTok, which itself wasn't even new or original content.
What're you all's thoughts? Reddit is dead, long live Reddit? We're just hear in lieu of any better alternative taking off? Or things are pretty good and the concern was overblown?
I've been the main moderator of the same community since 2016. This evening, i approved my last comment.
I'm leaving for two reasons:
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Reddit went public a week ago. I didn’t volunteer to work for a publicly traded company, i volunteered to work for a community. As long as i live under capitalism i accept that my labor will generate value for shareholders, but damned if i ever do it for free. (this is not a Faulkner quote)
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April 1st is coming and i'm scared they might do another . Doing in 2022 and 2023 has left me dejected and bitter and i don't want to feel obligated to participate again.
Leaving felt like ripping myself off of something warm i've been comfortably glued to for a long time. Still recommend it for anyone still giving Reddit shareholders free labor