Last hours of "free" reddit. Whats your theory? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by operator@kbin.social to c/boycottreddit@kbin.social

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Whats is going to happen in 24hours? 48hours?

Short Term Impact

I think the first 12-24hours will drive many users into confusion. The lurkers will switch over within the first 1-2days, the active community will split up, some remaining on multiple platforms (incl. reddit).

Medium Term Impact

Reddit lives from it's moderators. But nowadays a good AI might replace that, will have a rough start but gradually become better. I still believe the communities will become streamlined and heavily automoderated due to lack of human reason. That will hurt discussion, conversations and though provoking comments.

Fediverse

The Fediverse will definitiv gain from this. Reddit will not see an immediate fall but gradually decline. The majority of users will mostly be lurkers.

What if...

BUT, with no API, no bots.. Maybe, this will actually work out for reddit and a more active community will build up again. There 's always the option for a black swan of any kind.

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[-] Hikyuri@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Well as a former Reddit lurker I can tell you that not all of us will just accept this shit and quietly switch to the official app. I just became a somewhat more active participant here instead.
Fuck Reddit tho. I hope it burns.

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