I’ve been thinking a lot about why I decided to come here and I know it started off as a “they can’t make me use their shitty app!” while simultaneously using test apps that crash and navigating less content than Reddit. What is the primary motivation for all of this anymore? Is anger enough of a motivation to keep people away from a platform long term?
I have a feeling that most folks are more loyal to their communities than they are the company themselves - meaning that no matter how bad the corporation is, sacrificing what they truly care about is not really worth it no matter how poorly they are treated.
If the community goes away, THEN reddit goes away.
But if the only way to access their community is through some shitty app, I don’t see it stopping many people.
I was a bit sad about the API changes, but I kept official app around for uploading video/image posts since those hosted on reddit started to get more views than imgur/other host website ones. So I wouldn’t have minded switching apps full time. What got me angry was Spez’s mistreatment of the Apollo dev. I am absolutely not a fan of the Apollo app, but no one should be treated that way. Plus the realization that many websites that use reddit API that I use frequently will go away as well (such as saving videos, pushshift reddit search, and spotlistr). That’s what got me initially away from reddit.
Same here. I didn’t really care that much about the API changes. I can understand the rationale behind them. Spez being a huge dick to basically everyone was what sealed the deal for me. I ditched Facebook 8 years ago when I realized that I was having to hide more posts than not because it had completely devolved into a digital landfill. Reddit has been slowly moving that way but Steve Huffman has clearly stated, in so many words (and actions), that his and Reddit’s goal is to emulate the larger social media conglomerates and to move that direction as quickly as possible and at all costs. Including the cost of eliminating what made Reddit unique.
I’m not interested in that. There are are a handful of communities that I enjoy being part of (here’s looking at you r/daddit) but I’m not willing to support a corporation that is hell bent on doing bad business just to be part of that community.
Reddit/Steve is just now publicizing things that have most likely been talked about in the boardroom for a while. They’re gambling that this will blow over. I’m inclined to agree with them. But I didn’t go back when I quit Facebook and I’m not going back now. Regardless of how this whole deal with the protests pans out, the future of Reddit is pretty bleak, at least in my opinion.