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Google hasn’t bought Reddit because it’s literally only downsides. Bad PR, low profit margin, etc…

I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? Front page is almost entirely bots reposing and reusing the same comments that have been used for years.




Using reddit with the default front page is like getting a podcast app and only listening to the top 5 most subscribed podcasts.


> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore?

I do like the good parts, deeply hidden, that can often be surfaced with a Google search. Case in point, I had a bug with some installed software yesterday, to which the only viable solution I found was in a Reddit post from a few months back.

But the experience of actively browsing the "leading edge" of the site? Absolutely not. I purposely-deprecated my credentials a year or so back and haven't regretted it.


> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore?

Yes, but if there was a better alternative I would switch in an instant … but those network effects.


Come to Lemmy and follow Reddit content though one of the mirror instances.


You’re living in a bubble because Reddit is probably among the top 50 most visited sites in the world. You may not like the experience, hate the spam, hate what it stands for, but a lot of people still visit it and use it daily


You can use something you dislike, that wasn't my point.




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