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      • GreatCathulhu@lemmy.world
        62·
        1 month ago

        Apparently not fast enough, because the mention of Lemmy in the comments of the aforementioned Reddit post are what led me to join here today.

      • Hubi@feddit.org
        13·
        1 month ago

        From what I’ve seen it’s mostly mods of specific subreddits removing comments that promote Lemmy. A few instances do get caught in the site-wide spam filter though.

        • CluckN@lemmy.world
          6·
          2 months ago

          Yeah feels more like sub mods afraid of losing power over actual Admin interference.

        • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
          8·
          2 months ago

          Yeah, it’s remarkable how “dumb” and crude Reddit automoderation, recommendations, everything seem given how much money they make and use.

          Say what you will about Facebook, but their tech stack is so real it’s dystopian.

            • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
              7·
              2 months ago

              No, if the end goal is quick money the strategy is perfect.

              • Amass users in niche interests, don’t mess things up.
              • Slowly “mainstream” content, switch focus to engagement and mass appeal.
              • Now you have a huge user base. Time to squeeze them.
              • Suck up to regulators and investors to keep the ball rolling.
              • Squeeze, squeeze, keep squeezing as users slip through your fingers and the line goes up.
              • And just before everything explodes, sell Reddit to Big Tech, who absorb it like The Thing. They both win. Alternatively, sell to public markets and leave them holding the bag of shit, and walk away with cash.

              The best part? Short term investors love this shit. They thrive on volatility. A sustainable business? That’s boring and less profitable.

              The site is turning to shit? Mods angry? Who cares. That’s the problem for whoever is holding the bag next.

    • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      There’s a mention about a digg reboot at the bottom of the post

      Digg is relaunching with one of the original reddit co-founders

      https://reboot.digg.com/

      Unfortunately people will see that first over the comments mentioning lemmy.

  • Icalasari@fedia.io
    37·
    1 month ago

    Pffft I love that even Digg is preparing to make a come back

    You know you fucked up when Digg is preying on your weakness

    • aramis87@fedia.io
      15·
      1 month ago

      I’m not real thrilled that O’Hanian is one of the new owners, makes it feel creepy and unsafe.

  • frickineh@lemmy.world
    28·
    2 months ago

    I would love for there to be a decent pop culture community on Lemmy to break me out of non-stop doomscrolling. Maybe this will be the kick in the pants to make it happen.

    • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      probably give it to the 92 mods that own 500 subs , to help them gatekeep the content.

  • IndescribablySad@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    2 months ago

    banned for upvoting an article from the guardian about the dorito despot

    I’m not sure why people still use that website. “Move fast and break things” works out occasionally, but this feels like every decision Reddit has made in the last 10 years. There were some good early choices mixed in with the bad, and denying those would be silly.

      • IndescribablySad@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
        8·
        2 months ago

        I’d hesitate to call lemmy users free thinkers or smart. I’m bog standard, at best, and others here are usually about par with me. No, it’s been pretty apparent that they enact change because of pressure from above and outside, leading to constant issues. The company’s leadership is simply incapable of creating anything better.

        They chase money, respect, and trends, in that order, but rarely successfully and even more rarely proactively. They’re a poorly coordinated, reflexive, and myopic behemoth, and have been for a long while. The company’s just too unwieldy for them. But, the intentionality of their mistakes is irrelevant.

        TLDR; The only thing of import is the frequency of their mistakes and my lack of tolerance for them.