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Are lots of websites really going downhill and/or closing or does it just seem like it to me? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by Catch42@kbin.social to c/tech@kbin.social

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Like many people I'm here because of reddit going to shit. Twitter has increasingly been shit. gycat is shutting down in September. To me it seems like lots of bastions of social media are crumpling, but as a previous active reddit user, I've been personally effected. Is this just a frequency illusion or has something changed in the world that has changed the business case of these sites?

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[–] polizeros@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is why a self-hosted WordPress blog is a good place to store all tour posts, media, etc. It can't get shut down because you can just move it. And WordPress is a sane company.

However, you really got to work to get traction from a blog post on social media. It can be done but does takes work.

The bigger problem, yeah, is most social media is walled silos and the companies are treating users like the enemy. I was really active in/tax, people thanked me for advice I gave. However, I'm done with Reddit. Let it rot.

I guess we need to create our own communities!

[–] stackPeek@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Doesn't need to be WordPress btw. For example, I made my blog using Jekyll with my own theme. Probably way more cheaper as it's only a static site, no need for database, only bunch of markdown files.