#BigBoatSunk (soon)

Imho, “submitting content” is the language of commercial sites. Like we are working for free for a business. But people post their ideas, hang out with friends, and share their art and code freely because they want to connect with other people. Some people have the means and knowledge to maintain a server allowing that to a limited number of people. It costs money, sure, and time, but this is also a thing people do for fun, sometimes with the help of voluntary donations.

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.

Size and commercialisation generally go hand in hand. After all, how do you keep something running with infinite users submitting infinite content for free?

This is a big issue for everyone, it’s important that the fediverse understands that size might some day increase the importance of sensible business models or proactive funding initiatives to counter the growth. This doesn’t mean harmful profit models necessarily, but it does mean keeping revenues under control for individually run nodes or for archiving services for old fediverse domains that might not exist forever.

At each location, Gotham FC will provide a $2,000 beverage tab for fans, available on a first-come, first-served basis while funds last. Members of the Gotham FC Street Team will be on-site distributing complimentary drink tickets and exclusive giveaways, including koozies, cups and stickers.

Not quite #BigBoatStuck: the SS United States is being sunk to form an artificial reef in Florida, and you can watch live. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/nov/11/ss-united-states-to-be-sunk-to-become-the-worlds-largest-artificial-reef-watch-live

Tickets sold out in 10 minutes for Gotham FC’s #NWSL semifinal at Icahn Stadium.

For fans unable to attend, Gotham will host official watch parties at the following locations:
- Socceria – Greenpoint
- Berry Park – Williamsburg
- Pig Beach – Astoria
- Varitage Brew Works – Bloomfield, NJ

I don’t think the AI bubble will pop any time soon, but if it starts with an exec being unable to keep his dick in his pants it will say it all really. https://www.wsj.com/business/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-30f421ad

Hehe

reddit is still great

My Reddit account is 18 years old and I can tell you that Reddit hasn’t been “great” since 2013; the year of Drumpf vs HIllDawg for US President. Heck I still have over 2 years of “Reddit Premium” from the zillions of tokens I got back when they gave those away.

I was never ejected, still haven’t been, and I moderated some noteable subs. The API debacle and the shutdown of unofficial apps was my last straw. I removed myself from all the mod teams I was on and bailed over to Lemmy.

Reddit still has some cool communities but as a platform it’s best days are long gone. At this point its coasting on inertia just like Facebook.

“Sad”

:::shrug:::

@Whovian9369 it's not hard to go "oh, the system fucked up and cheated you out of an item? here's the item"

i've done it

https://bsky.app/profile/phillewis.bsky.social/post/3n22xuyfxzs2s

Fuck the NRA from here to forever.

Definitely don't tell anyone that the vast majority of violent crimes are committed by young men...

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@ben DE as a company definitely seems to be one of the few that "actually care" sometimes too.

Reddit is genuinely terrible now. Have you visited recently? All is removed, posts and comments default to sorting by best instead of hot (which mixes minutes-old posts with week-old posts), there’s an algorithmic For You feed, there are constant popups to log in or use the app…

And after all that, the content you’re looking at was probably posted by a bot.

The amount of AI generated content on Reddit is egregious.