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There's More to the Reddit Meltdown Than Meets the Eye (attilavago.medium.com)
submitted 1 year ago by curt@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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This article is on Medium, which has a paywall. I'm a member, but not logged in. I was able to read it so it may depend on how many times you've read Medium articles.

One point he made that I found interesting was:

So, in light of all of this, should Reddit even exist? Is there really a point to a web forum in 2023? Aren’t we past all that?

He thinks we are. I never thought about it before. Maybe in the case of some Reddit subreddits and other forums, but I don't think so in general. I've got a lot great information from forums.

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[–] ggadget6@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

We are absolutely not over forums especially for niche communities. They're the best source of information on many topics

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

With the way the modern world of advertising is -- that is, completely built on astroturfing and buying out media placement through sponsorships and SEO -- forums are the ONLY way to get certain kinds of good information e.g., product reviews.

We've capitalismed ourselves into a position where we cannot trust 3/4 of our primary media.

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

and where proponents of the untrustable attack those with even a shred of integrity remaining

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