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I know Kbin will grow in time but I miss how huge Reddit was.

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[–] Haan@kbin.social 138 points 1 year ago (22 children)

I don’t. I like how I can comment on something and not have it buried. Engagement is much higher here

[–] popshabang@kbin.social 56 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Yeah--I constantly read about how people liked reddit back in the day, or liked digg, but don't connect it to the fact that the reason why they were better back in the day was because they were smaller and more intimate (for lack of a better word).

I'm excited for the fediverse to grow, but for me it's already reached that critical mass for it to be engaging

[–] parrot-party@kbin.social 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

That intimacy was still available on Reddit, but you needed to dig into the niche subs to find it. Commenting on large subs was definitely a cup of water in the ocean feeling.

[–] popshabang@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Oh absolutely--that's really the only reason I was able to stay on reddit. I do miss some of those smaller communities, but have resorted to actual forums now (if applicable), or just going without.

Shoutouts to the fiberglassflyrodders.com forums

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

Niche sub is just another way of saying echo chamber. Reddit was shit, every part of it

[–] parrot-party@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Right. Those damn knitters and their echo chamber of knitting tricks.

[–] killick@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

And wow, those doctrinaire twits on /r/fountainpens were to hard to bear. So I like Hongdian pens. Sue me!

[–] ILeftReddit@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dare you go say an unpopular opinion in a knitting sub, lets see how good it goes for you

[–] Xathonn@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Post something that is clearly crochet

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Settle down Hitler

[–] Ataraxia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Try telling them knitting sucks and they should be crocheting.

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