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The Reddit blackout was pretty underwhelming (beehaw.org)
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In the last 3 days I've been paying attention to r/all, expecting several posts about it and...

Yeah

Wasn't expecting the website to literally shut down nor to monopolize r/all, because 3rd party users are the minority, but I hoped for more than whatever this was.

At least there's a silver lining, I discovered new alternatives that have healthier communities

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[–] Forosnai@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Possible it'll go the direction of Neopets and stuff. Still around, but not what it once was.

[–] Hypx@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Even Digg is still around. But I think most people agree that it is "dead." Reddit will probably end up the same.

[–] Lilkev@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hell, even MySpace is still around.

[–] QHC@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It did go away for awhile, though, and it took several attempted restarts before finally sticking on something that gained enough traction to (I assume) pay for itself.

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