It’s honestly really sad what’s been happening recently. Reddit with the API pricing on 3rd party apps, Discord with the new username change, Twitter with the rate limits, and Twitch with their new advertising rules (although that has been reverted because of backlash). Why does it seem like every company is collectively on...
I feel like the VC/investor money that's kept huge swaths of the internet afloat for the last 20 years is finally starting to run dry. All these huge platforms who have been in "burn mode" since they were founded never figured out how to become profitable earlier on, and are now scrambling to keep themselves sustainable.
It's hard to feel sorry for them, even in the midst of their downfall. They've all had plenty of time to prepare for the day the their corporate sugar daddies leave them, and instead sought short-term profits over long-term sustainability.
I do feel bad for the communities, though. We've basically seen the Walmart-ification of the internet, where a few big corporate entities moved into the neighborhood and basically took over the landscape with their presence, effectively strong-arming smaller competition out of existence. So it'll be good to see more homegrown communities sprout back up in their place again.
Maybe we can see something like this happen with actual Walmarts soon, too. :)
they did not respond to a request to use the app with screen curtain on.
That's pretty damning. If they can't even demo it while simulating a real world use-case, then that tells me how little faith they really have in their product.
As we start to see more users join, it's inevitable to see trolls (especially low-effort trolls) making more of an appearance and trying to be controversial and noticed....
Reddit admins appear to be removing links to Lemmy instances posted in comments.I'm seeing quite a few "[Removed by Reddit]" comments in /r/RedditAlternatives this evening. Anybody else seeing their comments being manipulated by Reddit staff today?
What’s with social media companies trying to destroy themselves recently? ( kbin.social )
It’s honestly really sad what’s been happening recently. Reddit with the API pricing on 3rd party apps, Discord with the new username change, Twitter with the rate limits, and Twitch with their new advertising rules (although that has been reverted because of backlash). Why does it seem like every company is collectively on...
They finally did it: Reddit made it impossible for blind Redditors to moderate their own sub - r/Blind ( libreddit.domain.glass )
Reminder: reddit may be dead, but trolls are not. ( kbin.social )
As we start to see more users join, it's inevitable to see trolls (especially low-effort trolls) making more of an appearance and trying to be controversial and noticed....
You will be missed, RIF. o7 ( media.kbin.social )