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That's probably what will happen, but it's also likely this is the first of a long series of fuck-ups (well, not the first technically, bit the first of these proportions) that will slowly kill the site.
Either way, I don't care that much. I discovered the fediverse and as long as there's content here I'm happy with it. Of course reddit will still be a good source of information, just not a place to spend time in. I mean, if I need specific info on a subject reddit is still the place to look at, but I won't scroll it or post in it anymore.
A different internet is possible, but all we can do is use the alternatives we already have
Since you touched on a subject I've been torn on, so you will continue using reddit as a source to look up information - what if you have a follow-up question or anything that would be easier to continue discussion on reddit, in order to solve problems? Or will you strictly use reddit to look up information across threads, read comments, and that's the most they'll get?
Eventually, I hope that the fediverse/kbin will have so much more content that I can switch to that instead
There are just sooooo many niche questions and answers that I can find on reddit, and not just 1 person's opinion, but like 10. Literally anything from questions about tinting your cars windows, to birthday ideas for an engineer who loves cars, to christmas ideas for people who have everything already, to how to get yubikey working with oneplus8t, to real study tips for certifications, to that very very specific issue that's crashing your PC but can't figure it out. I want to continue finding information given from people who are genuinely interested in sharing and teaching, not making profits
That's my only gripe bc google sucks ass. Curious to see how you're handling it
I... don't know. As of now, I'm actively fighting the impulse to write anything on Reddit, but I stopped scrolling through it completely and I'm only opening it when I need some info (I have "site:reddit.com" pinned in my phone's clipboard for Google searches, that's how much I rely on reddit for finding answers).
I think my relationship with Reddit will be similar to the one I have with the pharmacy near my hours: they're assholes that treat their clients like garbage and try to screw them in every possible way and I avoid them as much as possible, but it's a 5 minutes walk from my house, opposed to 30 minutes for every pharmacy owned by nice people (5/10 if you're willing to drive and then look for parking for 20 more minutes), and I will go buy something from them from time to time because I'd rather not shit my pants on my way to the pharmacy if I ate something weird.
For everything else I hope Lemmy will be enough.