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[–] [email protected] 166 points 1 year ago (25 children)

Well, user traffic has returned to normal, but we also have to consider that it's just traffic. Some of that traffic is also a bunch of people talking about Reddit, protesting, etc.

That being said, I don't think Reddit will die from this, but it doesn't need to in order for the Fediverse to succeed. All it needs is to push enough people onto federated services and kickstart it, just like Twitter did with Mastodon. We aren't going to all switch overnight, it will be a gradual process.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

This is a good point. Because even websites which replaced others, oftentimes the older one is still there. Like even Digg still alive after Reddit got more popular. Some people say Tumblr's dead but its really not especially for specific interests like games. The success of you isnt based on the failure of someone else, and its important to remember and not become cross because reddit still has users. Especially its been only like 10 days and a lot have already gone onto other sites.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The success of you isnt based on the failure of someone else

Totally agree. Also, that's just a great wholesome motto for life in general tbh hahah.

We should focus on building the community we want and people will come.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reddit has given us an incredible head start with the way they handled the API changes.

The people who understood what that meant and decided not to stand for it are the people who came here first. Should be an excellent foundation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Beautifully said.

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