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There's More to the Reddit Meltdown Than Meets the Eye
(attilavago.medium.com)
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this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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It's not just about the information though, is it? Web forums can offer a sense of community that his preferred alternative (long-form Medium articles with comments) just can't match, in my experience.
I'm of the "old fart" variety that recalls the days of IRC and totally agree. Back even before forums those communities run off servers in peoples basements were a treasure trove of knowledge and community. I have very fond memory of making real connections with people there. As you pointed out, that simply doesn't exist on an article with comments.
I am hopeful that the lack of "karma" feedback to posters in Lemmy/Kbin will dampen the farming that goes on over at Reddit, and that posts are about contributing ideas or whatever content is expected in order to be a part of the community, rather than trying to get "upvotes." Granted, that's a huge driver of activity on Reddit and helped them grow to the size it is, but it's also why there's so much low-effort content there these days.