What is reddit replacement then ?
Typically Discord, but Discord has its own issues. When the Digg meltdown happened, Reddit was already a Digg clone at the time (this was the days before subreddits).
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#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm clicking on some of them, and can still view the posts?
Do you have an example? I tried a sampling of private subs, none showed posts for me.
Oh never mind, I didn't realize that the mechanism was to go private. I thought that all the subreddits listed were already dark.
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#63Oh no, gone for 48-hours... That will show 'em! (meanwhile the Reddit IPO is in a few months..)
It should be permanent if these boycotters want an effective outcome, but a 48-hours boycott sends the wrong message and just communicates that it is OK to do these sorts of shenanigans and all they will get a slap on the wrist.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Reddit wanted 2.50/month/app which is like $30 ARPU, Facebook is $200 ARPU in the US. The app they’re burning down Reddit over is already charging $1/month and was ready to sell out and shut down for $10 million. Correct me if I’m wrong, but we usually don’t give out API keys to allow users to wholesale reproduce, redistribute, resell our data for free.
> our content Tech people ought to think long and hard about whose content it actually is.
I like that they went back and edited their comment to change that wording.
Of course, given the edit, one must wonder who's data they think it is given who they're collecting it from...
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What’s the new Reddit though?
I don’t think Reddit being replaced is as much of a given as everyone seems to think. People might simply get tired of the concept altogether. Nobody needs a vote based link aggregator thingy in their lives, and there is no shortage of social media in sight.
Why would the vast majority of users stop using Reddit because of, to the average person, a totally meaningless policy change?
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#66What's the endgame here? Why even turn the subs back on? The admins have made their intentions clear enough, I think.
Reddit has taken over "abandoned" subreddits in the past and replaced the moderation teams. By making this temporary, the moderators of topic-based subreddits can continue to organize their communities, including organized migration to new places like Discord.
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It's a demonstration of power; a sampler. This is a common strategy. You want to show them that you have the power so that serious negotiations can begin anew without disrupting the service you want to provide.
What power? Reddit can just takeover the subs and turn them back on.
The power of an organize and commit to a strike obviously. Reddit is nothing without mods. Going private is, as I said, just a sampler. The endgame would be for the mods to just leave if Reddit doesn't change course. This signals that that is a definite possibility since they've shown a. their unanimity of objection b. their ability to organize and c. their commitment to action.
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Define tomorrow? It is past midnight for Beijing and Tokyo for example. UTC would be reasonable standard meaning 6 and half hours still to go.
Even most of Europe would be already in the 12th by that metric, not to mention around 70% of the world's population.
Nope, it is not midnight even in Moscow timezone so European part of Russia. Which is most Eastern part.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Reddit wanted 2.50/month/app which is like $30 ARPU, Facebook is $200 ARPU in the US. The app they’re burning down Reddit over is already charging $1/month and was ready to sell out and shut down for $10 million. Correct me if I’m wrong, but we usually don’t give out API keys to allow users to wholesale reproduce, redistribute, resell our data for free.
> our content Tech people ought to think long and hard about whose content it actually is.
If it is the company’s content, it’s the company’s moderation and I know a lot of folks ready for due and past due compensation.
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#70Great! For any other compulsive Reddit addicts out there with uBlock Origin installed, you can block Reddit as follows:
Click uBlock Origin extension -> click gears -> click "My Filters" tab -> paste this line
||reddit.com^$all