EDIT: After reading the comments in this thread I think I should elaborate…
The only thing that makes Reddit not X or Facebook are their niche communities. For years, Reddit corporate has been moving to homogenize them and shove them all into a single algorithmic slop feed that auto-adjusts to what you linger on like Tiktok. /r/all and /r/popular are basically just endless slop feeds of bots reposing engagement bait for people with brain rot to look at while they poop. But having slop and topic-based communities in a single feed invites those brainrotted people to jump into any community they are not a member of and vomit all over it without learning the rules/culture/etc.
Honestly I think focusing on and prioritizing their myriad small communities and not the people who want slop feed is a smart move for user retention. I still won’t go back there, but I think it’s a smart move.
I’m waiting for the day when reddit only works with their official mobile app. You have no feed anymore, just see one post at a time, and you can swipe if you want to see the next one
And nothing of value was lost
EDIT: After reading the comments in this thread I think I should elaborate…
The only thing that makes Reddit not X or Facebook are their niche communities. For years, Reddit corporate has been moving to homogenize them and shove them all into a single algorithmic slop feed that auto-adjusts to what you linger on like Tiktok. /r/all and /r/popular are basically just endless slop feeds of bots reposing engagement bait for people with brain rot to look at while they poop. But having slop and topic-based communities in a single feed invites those brainrotted people to jump into any community they are not a member of and vomit all over it without learning the rules/culture/etc.
Honestly I think focusing on and prioritizing their myriad small communities and not the people who want slop feed is a smart move for user retention. I still won’t go back there, but I think it’s a smart move.
Everyone was the “same” r/all before. They’re talking about “personal interests”.
They’re about to go full Tik Tok and show content as a function of your prior engagement.
I’m waiting for the day when reddit only works with their official mobile app. You have no feed anymore, just see one post at a time, and you can swipe if you want to see the next one