The content was incredibly boring. That site is already going downhill. I came right back to Lemmy and immediately was more entertained. You’re all much funnier and more creative. I feel like Reddit had a brain drain after the protest.
The content was incredibly boring. That site is already going downhill. I came right back to Lemmy and immediately was more entertained. You’re all much funnier and more creative. I feel like Reddit had a brain drain after the protest.
It sounds like you haven’t stopped using reddit, so you really wouldn’t have the perspective to know in my opinion. I always knew reddit wasn’t as good as it was when I first joined 15 years ago, but I didn’t really know until I left just how bad it had become. For me, personally, it was a slow boil over the years, so it was impossible to realize without leaving it. I’m honestly dissapointed that I didn’t leave earlier, because reddit really is that bad now, and has been for at least the past 5 years. But when I did leave last month, it was a breath of fresh air. The first thing I noticed there are no ads or algorithms tinkering with or diverting your thoughts so you don’t have as much guard over whether or not the content is actually disguised advertisements. And the content feels more organic and enjoyable, I’ve read far more articles on lemmy instead of just clicking into comments.
And you should realize that this will not stop for a very, very long time. Because every time there is a new wave of reddit refugees that come here, they will have these epiphanies, and those types of posts will start over again. I’ve only been here for a month but I’ve already seen it happen a couple of times now. Once when reddit actually turned off the API access, and now again recently when Sync released. Either block subs that generates those posts, or learn to deal with it, because it’s not going to stop. I found those posts annoying too, but I’ve learned to accept that the newcomers are excited and want to share some of the same thoughts when joining.