Reddit is just a bunch of bots, jerking each other purple. They don't have any content worth locking.
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025
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I've been thinking about this And the only thing I can think of spez wants to bring back his old sub reddit but it needs heavy paid modding.
That's one sure way to kill the platform
Could work well if it is implemented like a patreon community.
In Patreon, the users are selling their content, in this case Reddit is paywalling user content without paying the users.
Creators are providing extra content to users. Often comes in form of tiers, which is paywalled. But the platform sucks with engagement between these users. So they often rely on private discord server for that.
No one knows how it exactly will work yet on Reddit. I'm just saying their could be a market for it.
I don't really get it why would people want to post to a sub that hardly anyone can see and likely you won't get any good amount of karma.
likely I'm missing something but yeah I wouldn't pay to see a sub I'd just look for a free one which likely already exists.
I don't think people really care about karma? Can easily farm that by bots or just by posting cats in place that likes cats.
People on patreon are often using private spaces like Discord. This could work well for Reddit if done right
another dick move from spez! I'm sure the outcome would be more lemmybuds joining
Get ready for the influx of new users
hi, im one of those new users. Have a beautiful day friend.
Who you calling friend, pal? \s (I hope some folks know this 🤣)
I am now on my third attempt let's see if this one sticks
I was so happy when I found lemmy. A great alternative to reddit with a small and kind community. I hope it doesn't turn into the cancer that is reddit.
I joined reddit in 2013. It was great until it wasn't
I blame the 5 mods who control the top 200 subs. I still think posting was better years ago. Could actually post comments.
The site has become utterly useless. I got banned for god knows what, they don’t actually tell you. But just disagreeing with someone else and they report you and you’re auto banned without question.
I tried opening new accounts and every single one would be banned for evasion. I guess they track ip? In any case the users have become x10 more toxic and the site itself is trash
I had multiple accounts suddenly they all got system error, which in Reddit means you are banned. They couldn't be bothered to implement a notification system to inform the users they were banned.
I still have no idea why I was banned, nobody ever replied to me
From my experience they almsot never reply, it is better to make a new account using vpn rather than trying to get unbanned.
At least you got banned. Last time I tried to return in 2024, I was shadow banned. Zero indication that none of my comments were showing up until I saw the page logged out...
I moved here and took a break from Reddit for a year after the whole API thing.
Recently been dipping my toe back in the water, lurking only.
It is noticeable that a lot of posts are obviously bot accounts trying to spur debate on contentious topics. And in general, it’s a sad echo of the community it used to be.
On the other hand, there are some communities there that are still pretty active and interesting just based on the sheer volume of people that still use Reddit. So it still has a place in my life… Kinda.
Only expect to get worse over time, it’s like a slow decline of a friendship
I wonder if that's what all the banned subs thing was about. Maybe "some content" = NSFW subs
i’m guessing older posts, maybe 6+ months. so basically any question you google with an answer on reddit.
So if the accepted solution is behind a paywall, the question gets asked (and answered) over and over again. It's an insidious way to generate infinite content.
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