• a_name_needs_no_name@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah. They do not realize that despite “their traffic being back to normal” they destroyed their monopoly status. It’s a slow rot. But a rot that will kill their value eventually. And I am here for it.

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      1 year ago

      On the bright side for them, they still have a commercial monopoly. The number of ads might go up while the quality of the content goes down.

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        1 year ago

        Inertia will keep a train going for a while, as the engine dies.

        The people that are now on lemmy were the heaviest users. The ones that bought 5 different apps to improve their experience and figure out which one they preferred : the mods, the creators, etc.

        Have they all left Reddit completely? Probably not, but now they split their time. And stats say the proportion on Lemmy is increasing.

        We now have an opportunity not only replace but contribute in the creation of something new - new mechanics, new rules and more.

        Reddit is tired and has been for a while, Lemmy developers are building the Reddit they always wanted, and are innovating at breakneck speed.

        Simple things like Top by 1, 6, 12 hours which we now have here, was badly needed in Reddit but they were too busy trying to shoehorn video and flairs.

      • El Barto@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I’m okay with this. As long as Lemmy is thriving with good content, that’s all I care about.