Could anyone explain to my why some people are trying so incredible hard to turn lemmy/kbin into Reddit 2.0?
Reddit wasn’t exactly great before this migration wave, it hasn’t been an interesting place in quite some time and I sincerely doubt it will get better in the future.
In my opinion most content on there is pretty much trash in a variety of flavors. That and doomscrolling. Sure there is niche subs and I get that losing them to might suck, but everyone managed before we had those and everyone will manage now. There is always the option to remake them somewhere else when Reddit decides to kill them, be it by removing modding tools, drowning the content in ads or what ever malicious shit might happen.
In most cases a massive number of users has been detrimental to the quality of subs. I don’t really see the benefit trying to get as many people to switch as possible. In fact I think there is an argument to be made for smaller communities.
There is also a tendency to argue that people shouldn’t use Reddit. People also drink till they black out and shouldn’t do that either. Or drive their cars over the speed limit. Or pronounce “gif” with a “j”. Why not let everyone do what they want, why does this have to be a binary choice or a choice at all?
Maybe a few people just feel like this is some kind of battle that has to be won. It isn’t. Reddit will try to make as much money as possible at any cost, it is how most companies operate in capitalistim. You don’t have to like it. As a matter of fact I’d respect you more if you didn’t. But it is nothing you will fix by trying to “convert” people to Lemmy like you are a Jehovah’s Witness of discussion platforms.
Or maybe you are mad at spez. Good, he is an ass. Maybe other people will realize that and take it as a reason to use Reddit less or not at all. Maybe they won’t. You don’t exactly have agency when it comes to their decision.
So what exactly is it that is driving you? Do people have friends over there they want to bring over here? Do you miss the endless meme subs and can’t survive without them?
I clearly don’t get it and would very much appreciate some comments, so I might be able to understand your motivation better.
Both Lemmy and kbin are reddit-like link aggregators. They are to a extend straight copies of what reddit is now, or what reddit was in the past.
In the same way that Mastodon is without any doubt made to be like twitter.It is only natural that people who liked aspects of reddit would want to see the same aspects here. That does not mean that we need to copy everything, we now have the chance to do things reddit did not.
personally I just want communities full of stuff that I like and that I’m interested in. as long as it’s comfy and I’m getting some good chats, news, and content, I don’t really care if it’s “like reddit” or not.
This.
I think a large contingent were addicted to reddit, including the toxic parts, because they can’t recall how good reddit was early on.
Its like getting dumped by a girlfriend; you want it all back, even the shitty parts.
Addiction to the toxins seems to be a selling point for most platforms now .-.
Reddit wasn’t exactly great before this migration wave, it hasn’t been an interesting place in quite some time and I sincerely doubt it will get better in the future.
In my opinion most content on there is pretty much trash in a variety of flavors. That and doomscrolling.
This is so much negativity just within the first paragraphs–and much of it presented as objective fact to boot–that I don’t think you’re going to get as much engagement as you hope from people who are actually enthusiastic about this transition.
How about you try to be the change you want to see? This kind of thing is what I want to leave behind. We can just have a chat without a full page of “everything about this entire opinion seems so stupid but CMV I guess lol” as the premise.
This is so much negativity just within the first paragraphs–and being presented as objective fact to boot
It is my personal opinion. As stated. Personal opinions are - by their nature - not facts and generally not worth much.
My opinion of Reddit has declined a lot over the years. That is absolutely valid and okay. Nobody has to like it.
I assume your opinion about the service is different and that’s why you feel the need to defend it. That’s also valid and I can acknowledge it, even if I don’t share these feelings.
Regardless of my negative opinion on Reddit and their management, I’d appreciate if other people could share what they think. I really don’t get why a good number of people push for mass adoption of lemmy/kbin. If I am too negative for their taste and they don’t feel like sharing, then that’s fine too. It would be nice to hear their viewpoints, but replying to my question is not mandatory.
