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How to avoid the Reddit downfall (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by peterg75@lemmy.world to c/redditwasfun@lemmy.world

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Use distributed, federated services like Lemmy, mastodon etc.
Support the hosts with our own funds.
Moderate our own communities.

The second point is the most important. Reddit happened because they are a corporate entity seeking profit. Let's own our social media platforms by actively contributing funds to them.

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[-] sparkplug49@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Let me know if you find a way to do this. It's a super cool concept and I would love to contribute. This seems like the only way to sustainably run big instances.

this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023

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