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  1. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    I'm curious to know what alternative you are using. So far the ones I've tried don't seem that great. Tildes is the most usable alternative imo.

    I'm curious to know what alternative you are using. So far the ones I've tried don't seem that great. Tildes is the most usable alternative imo.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    How do they do an IPO when they said themselves that reddit isn't profitable. I don't know why anyone would invest in that dumpster fire of a site. And they could have been profitable if they...

    How do they do an IPO when they said themselves that reddit isn't profitable. I don't know why anyone would invest in that dumpster fire of a site. And they could have been profitable if they actually spent
    their money wisely over the years.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API" in ~tech

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    There isn't a viable alternative for people to flee to. Ultimately, the existence of reddit during the digg v4 debacle is what led to its demise. They also double downed when users were...

    There isn't a viable alternative for people to flee to. Ultimately, the existence of reddit during the digg v4 debacle is what led to its demise. They also double downed when users were complaining about the redesign instead of listening.

    Sadly that just doesn't exist now. Because of that I think the vast majority of users will stick around and this will all blow over in a few weeks.

    Same is true for Twitter. If bluesky social was ready to open up signups soon, i think twitter would have lost a large percentage of its userbase. And that would have slowly killed it. Timing has to be just right and

    2 votes

  4. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    I'd be fine with that, if in the future it was allowed, but there should be some plan for it in place, since people are already expecting the ability since reddit has shown how valuable it can be....

    I'd be fine with that, if in the future it was allowed, but there should be some plan for it in place, since people are already expecting the ability since reddit has shown how valuable it can be. Has the admin discussed this in public recently? You are right though that with only 15,000 registered users it wouldn't make sense to do right now. Hopefully its an option for the future.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    Sure to an extent, but there has been limited growth since the inception of Tildes. There is an opportunity here to move beyond that and create a more active and lively community.

    Sure to an extent, but there has been limited growth since the inception of Tildes. There is an opportunity here to move beyond that and create a more active and lively community.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    Inability to create custom communities. Unfortunately, the growth of this place will always be artificially limited because of that. It doesn't need to be a free for all, but there really should...

    Inability to create custom communities. Unfortunately, the growth of this place will always be artificially limited because of that. It doesn't need to be a free for all, but there really should be some system for getting new communities up and running

    5 votes

  7. Comment on Does Tildes *want* Reddit 'refugees'? in ~tildes

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    Tildes to me is more akin to HN but with more topics / categories that are open to be discussed

    Tildes to me is more akin to HN but with more topics / categories that are open to be discussed

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Do you think this place will get big on/after July 1st? in ~tildes

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    I don't think so. For one it is not trying to be a reddit replacement, and therefore don't think it can handle the type of community that reddit has. For example, communities here are limited to...

    I don't think so. For one it is not trying to be a reddit replacement, and therefore don't think it can handle the type of community that reddit has. For example, communities here are limited to what is already available which means only certain communities will find a new "home".

    23 votes

  9. Comment on Reddit API Changes in ~tech

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    And than site users will follow soon after. The real value is being created by the userbase and the volunteer mod teams. People go their for the content, which is user generated. W/o them the site...

    And than site users will follow soon after. The real value is being created by the userbase and the volunteer mod teams. People go their for the content, which is user generated. W/o them the site would collapse in short order.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Reddit API Changes in ~tech

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    Wouldn't those people using the API to crawl and train their LLM just be able to switch to another method like scraping? I feel like this mainly hurts app developers and users.

    Wouldn't those people using the API to crawl and train their LLM just be able to switch to another method like scraping? I feel like this mainly hurts app developers and users.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on Imgur changes Terms of Service and will be removing anonymous and pornographic content in ~tech

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    I keep seeing this term thrown around a lot lately. Is it new?

    enshittification

    I keep seeing this term thrown around a lot lately. Is it new?

    1 vote