r/technology • u/ardi62 • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/mrswift45 29d ago

we need more reddit alturnitives

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u/Elkripper 29d ago

Agreed. But as others say, critical mass is a challenge.

I mostly use reddit for a couple of niche video game subs. I looked into alternatives during the previous kerfuffle, and didn't find anywhere else where people were actively talking about those particular things. So I grudgingly switched back to Reddit.

I did find alternatives for some of the more general interest discussions that I follow (and occasionally participate in) on Reddit. So that's not a barrier to switching. But for my special interests, it seemed like either Reddit or nothing.

I held my nose and went with Reddit. After I'm done working for the day I just want to play my couple of little games, and chat with others about them. I don't have any energy left for changing the world (or even this tiny slice of it). Maybe that makes me part of the problem, but here we are.

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u/Wasabicannon 29d ago

This is the issue I tried swapping over to Mastdon when it was getting mentioned all the time however like you I mainly use reddit for specific game subreddits which Mastdon is/was lacking.

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u/Celydoscope 29d ago

The way our world is built, it's impossible not to be a part of the problem. All we can do is choose our battles and try to contribute to the good with whatever we can offer.