That time it was a moral stand. This time it's a practical one. A lot of people simply won't be able to use Reddit the way they like to starting next month, and that's a much bigger deal than disagreeing with an employee's firing. I certainly didn't expect the blackout to have any effect on the Reddit management, and I doubt too many other people did either, but it helped to kick-start the growth of communities like this one so that when Reddit does go down the toilet starting next month there'll be somewhere else to go.
this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
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From my memory voat was the only place that initially seemed like a possible reddit replacement. However any place that boast it has "free speech" and no moderation is bound to become overrun with bigots, which it obviously became infested with.
I think a lot of people are fed up with reddit for good this time. A few years ago I secured an invite to Tildes in the hopes it would be a replacement for reddit, but sadly it was just too desolated. Lemmy on the other hand has gained a lot of momentum that I think will keep on going after the blackout. I'm hopeful that the communities that have sprung up will continue to grow. While reddit won't go anywhere any time soon, I hope that enough people have fled for good this time.
Nobody in the smaller subs cared enough back then. I remember the majority of the smaller subs saying it didn't impact them so they won't be participating.
This time around the mods are impacted. Let's hope so as this is 100x more impactful to us all.
It’s definitely bigger this time around. Though I could definitely see it going down the same route. Though with the way Reddit is heading, there will come more and more stuff like this.
Plenty of times for the alternatives to grow stronger and become real contenders. Rome wasn’t burnt down in a day.