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Don't be discouraged by people saying these protests don't work, or by subreddits going public (kbin.social)

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People discredit every type of protest, IRL or not. I think back to every major protest that's happened in response to some major event, and the response every time is "That won't ever work", "You're wasting your time", "Imagine caring about that".

This isn't the death of Reddit, not even close to it. Reddit may even get more popular after this. However, that doesn't mean all of this was pointless.

The Fediverse continues to grow, and that's genuinely a good thing. Every time a platform fucks up, people give X ActivityPub app a new set of eyes and continue to help developers strengthen these platforms and build up the community.

A lot of times the things we want don't happen in 1 big moment, it's a lot of continuous smaller moments that eventually form into something greater.

It's going to take a lot of effort to build out a new platform, especially one built off the concept of decentralization. I think we should continue to build our communities here, and do our best to help this platform thrive.

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[–] Grimpen 1 points 2 years ago

The soul of old Reddit for sure, but Reddit isn't Digg yet.

New Reddit can sell lots of influencer engagement to new users. It's tough to say if they can pull it off though. The old Reddit as the successor of obscure and in depth forum discussions seems to be fading though. Spez's "Landed Gentry" is the unpaid labour that was making the site popular.

I think that Reddit will survive this, and just grow in another direction, competing with TikTok, Instagram, et al. Meanwhile, the Fediverse grows.