I read The Verge’s latest interview with Steve Huffman here and it seems as though the Reddit blackout is having little to no effect. It also seems as though the communities at large don’t really care and will probably just use the official app or don’t really know there are 3rd party ones. So it seems this will pass and be mostly forgotten about.
What are your thoughts?
The majority of people will keep using the site like they always have, but I think the reputation and mindshare has taken a pretty big impact. Reddit is following Twitter’s trajectory, and while people are still using Twitter it’s sort of becoming a joke. Also Spez just can’t stop talking about the protests and every time he does he says more and more stupid shit, which again, is completely following in Musk’s footsteps.
I think both platforms are in a death spiral, even if they’re maintaining a large userbase for now. I think almost everyone using Twitter, and now Reddit, are just waiting for a tipping point to occur elsewhere. Maybe if a few high profile users/musicians/news outlets jump ship, others will follow. I personally think the Fediverse is the next big thing, but it has work to do to get to where both Reddit and Twitter are now. Which is fine. It took both of those platforms many years to grow into what they are.