50 sats \ 2 replies \ @JohnRawlins 2 Sep 2023 \ parent \ on: Should a sub be added to stacker.news that's just for fun / non-serious stuff? meta
for me? reddit is not something I enjoy. Keep in mind this is just my opinion. But why is that?
-I've never seen more closed minded people on reddit, with more conflated egos.
-On rare occasion, something will come up in search, and it's actually a useful discussion on reddit, about something linux'ey. (The number of times this has occurred can be counted on fingers and toes, though.)
-being a humble chap, run away ego is something I tend to avoid like the plague, as it usually goes along with rampant entitlement, personality issues, and poisoned conversations. Kind of like how the fediverse is obsessed with anime, and saying the N word. It's just that reddit appears to be a niche for certain personality types, of which I don't generally have any enjoyment from interacting with.
I remember it when I lived up in SF though, from waaay back. it was kind of alright then. This is back when digg was a thing, and del.icio.us, and livejournal.com and all that. that reddit was different.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Michelson_Morley OP 2 Sep 2023
I feel you man. I joined reddit as part of the digg exodus (in 2010), back when reddit was good. It was a completely different app, and it was incredible. I just want that back. Hate reddit these days. But there's no viable alternative.
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60 sats \ 0 replies \ @JohnRawlins 2 Sep 2023
people have largely been 'personality terraformed' by the big tech algorithms. it's reaaally hard to "undo" that. it's as much witchcraft/blackmagic as it is a sweeping behavioral change in culture and secondarily 'online society.'
imho, a new site would have to be built, and it would probably only be inhabited by old people who remember the 'before times.'
which, imho is probably why this site is fun, people are polite, they're willing to interact thoughtfully, and share opinions and information with one another.
my favorite internet network has always been IRC. therein because no matter what else seems to happen, there are always people that not only remember it, but use it on a regular basis, and don't need to be taught how to use it. simple, intuitive, and logical.
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