I don’t know, size made it pretty bad. Subreddits with hundreds of thousands or more users create environments where no one is trying to have a discussion. People are just vying for attention. That creates an environment where comments are either all jokes, or all snark. It’s really, really hard to have anything that resembles a human experience in a place like that. People stop recognizing each other as people, and just treat everyone as an audience.

That makes for a pretty bad experience.

@johnefrancis Lots of guys let up all the time. I had a coach that used to say the goal is to seperate the man from the puck, not from consciousness. Back in the day if Buff didn't let up I'm positive guys would've been paralyzed.

It reminds me a little of the old internet. I like how relatively small it feels, and that people post content for the sake of the content, not to promote themselves. I haven’t found my usual corners yet, the ones I used to hang out in on older platforms, but I figure that’s just a matter of time. I’m not super nostalgic for the old internet or anything, but it’s nice to find at least a hint of something human-centered somewhere.

I hope it doesn’t fall apart and that it keeps growing.

I was skeptical when I switched to Linux, but then I ditched Windows on my dual boot for good. It was a hugely positive experience, and it really felt like freedom. I’m hoping this will be the same.

And don’t be mad at me if I act totally clueless here sometimes 'cause all that is new to me.

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@mastodonmigration

If Schumer and Jeffries are the choices, I hope that they have been told that they will be expected to step down if they fumble things. It is ridiculous to see that voters want change, yet insist that things stay the same.

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/37870004

reddit got bad because spez (the reddit admin) restricted API access to the platform for third-party apps, such that people would be forced to use the official app or web UI, both of which display advertisement and collect user data (e.g. scroll behavior).

the reason why this happened is because reddit is a for-profit company and tries to extract money out of the userbase, at the expense of the users.

another example of a bad decision that reddit made was to push a lot of ragebait (“Am I The Asshole?”) because company shareholders want to see “engagement numbers” go up, and if somebody writes an angry reply to a post, that’s “engagement”. but it makes you angry at the stupidity of the “Asshole”, so it makes your day worse. that is another example how reddit makes money at the expense of the users.

size (number of monthly active users) is not what made reddit bad. commercialization is.

we should probably get rid of the “don’t make lemmy grow, it will ruin the platform if we grow” idea.

@W6KME @ai6yr @PaulWermer If the Max planes can reach higher altitudes, does this mean they have Max Headroom?

I'll be here all week.

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Majority Leader Dish - Evening Update 11/10

The Fence Sitters 🤦‍♂️

Yesterday Blumenthal was out saying there needs to be a 'conversation'. This was picked up and reported like he had questions about Schumer. He quickly 'clarfied' that he supported Schumer, giving the impression that his 'concerns' were addressed.

Tonight Warner may be pulling the same stunt. He's saying the new leader must represent the newly elected Senators. Would not be surprised if tomorrow he 'decides' Schumer is the man.

@ai6yr @JoeBeam @EugestShirley I don't know where he got it from, but my father used to like to say "'close' only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades."

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@indivisibleteam Who are the 11 fuckwits who need to be tarred and feathered?

@molly0xfff hard mode!

@Viss woe that is pricey. The most expensive I've seen in peak times is about 0.50AUD or 0.34USD.

Been saying this for a while, but will repeat it for emphasis: “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.