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The Reddit Blackout Is Breaking Reddit
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Why did everyone migrate here if we’re just going to talk about reddit all day? Getting sick of every other post being about the other website.
It's a big, relevant, ongoing event which affects the fediverse directly. There's a huge influx of new users who were recently burned by it who would normally go to "the other website" to discuss, but no longer do.
Would you prefer they go back, or is there a place here for those displaced?
I totally get that. At the same time though and speaking for myself, Reddit has been a major component of my internet life for nearly a decade. And having such a dramatic switch, but also doing it as a group with other people, it's cathartic to be able to share and see that you're not totally alone in the way you feel.
That said I've also blocked Reddit on my home DNS so I won't accidentally go back out of habit. That's how little I want to have to do with it. But it's okay to miss Reddit and what it used to be. That will fade with time.
I totally get that. At the same time though and speaking for myself, Reddit has been a major component of my internet life for nearly a decade. And having such a dramatic switch, but also doing it as a group with other people, it's cathartic to be able to share and see that you're not totally alone in the way you feel.
That said I've also blocked Reddit on my home DNS so I won't accidentally go back out of habit. That's how little I want to have to do with it. But it's okay to miss Reddit and what it used to be. That will fade with time.