I dont think many old users are still on the platform. Look at thr platform growth and its eclipsed the old.reddit years. They will lose a few million but theyve got hundreds of millions using the new ui
Doesn’t matter. They’ve been replacing the content people with repost bots and AI bots for years and most people won’t notice if half those power posters leave as a result. Many of the power posters would stay on Reddit anyways short of being charged $10/post simply for the feeling of being important which they derive from being influential.
Thats not even getting into how the US Air Force has been astroturfing Reddit for over a decade with most active city Eglin Air Force base and would therefore put paid effort in to keep it afloat and their psyops reaching minds. Heck tons of organic posters leaving gives them a chance to seize mod positions and make trustworthy names for accounts under their control.
I think you’re right but I also have to imagine the old. users are disproportionately contributing quality parts and replies to the niche communities that make reddit “sticky”.
I’m ok if reddit keeps the users that want an endless feed of memes and low effort content.
I only go there to ask in Japan-related subs about tax/business/legal questions and try to help others (though I’ve mostly stopped). Several of us tried to get the people to move but they won’t. Without the knowledge that some of the people (some of whom do related legal/accounting work for a living and others with decades of experience), there’s no point.
I dont think many old users are still on the platform. Look at thr platform growth and its eclipsed the old.reddit years. They will lose a few million but theyve got hundreds of millions using the new ui
There’s the proposed theory of 90% of the community are just lurkers, 9% contribute occasionally, and 1% contribute most of the content.
Might not seem like it doesn’t matter, but depends on who are the ones submitting most of the material to the site than lurkers.
Doesn’t matter. They’ve been replacing the content people with repost bots and AI bots for years and most people won’t notice if half those power posters leave as a result. Many of the power posters would stay on Reddit anyways short of being charged $10/post simply for the feeling of being important which they derive from being influential.
Thats not even getting into how the US Air Force has been astroturfing Reddit for over a decade with most active city Eglin Air Force base and would therefore put paid effort in to keep it afloat and their psyops reaching minds. Heck tons of organic posters leaving gives them a chance to seize mod positions and make trustworthy names for accounts under their control.
I think you’re right but I also have to imagine the old. users are disproportionately contributing quality parts and replies to the niche communities that make reddit “sticky”.
I’m ok if reddit keeps the users that want an endless feed of memes and low effort content.
I only go there to ask in Japan-related subs about tax/business/legal questions and try to help others (though I’ve mostly stopped). Several of us tried to get the people to move but they won’t. Without the knowledge that some of the people (some of whom do related legal/accounting work for a living and others with decades of experience), there’s no point.