Yeah–I constantly read about how people liked reddit back in the day, or liked digg, but don’t connect it to the fact that the reason why they were better back in the day was because they were smaller and more intimate (for lack of a better word).
I’m excited for the fediverse to grow, but for me it’s already reached that critical mass for it to be engaging
That intimacy was still available on Reddit, but you needed to dig into the niche subs to find it. Commenting on large subs was definitely a cup of water in the ocean feeling.
Oh absolutely–that’s really the only reason I was able to stay on reddit. I do miss some of those smaller communities, but have resorted to actual forums now (if applicable), or just going without.
I don’t. I like how I can comment on something and not have it buried. Engagement is much higher here
Yeah–I constantly read about how people liked reddit back in the day, or liked digg, but don’t connect it to the fact that the reason why they were better back in the day was because they were smaller and more intimate (for lack of a better word).
I’m excited for the fediverse to grow, but for me it’s already reached that critical mass for it to be engaging
That intimacy was still available on Reddit, but you needed to dig into the niche subs to find it. Commenting on large subs was definitely a cup of water in the ocean feeling.
Oh absolutely–that’s really the only reason I was able to stay on reddit. I do miss some of those smaller communities, but have resorted to actual forums now (if applicable), or just going without.
Shoutouts to the fiberglassflyrodders.com forums
Niche sub is just another way of saying echo chamber. Reddit was shit, every part of it
Right. Those damn knitters and their echo chamber of knitting tricks.
And wow, those doctrinaire twits on /r/fountainpens were to hard to bear. So I like Hongdian pens. Sue me!
I dare you go say an unpopular opinion in a knitting sub, lets see how good it goes for you
Post something that is clearly crochet
Settle down Hitler
hear, hear! i don’t miss all the spam and bots.
The UI definitely needs an update. Need more distinction between comments.
You can try changing appearance theme found in the settings (gear) icon towards the bottom. Helped with differentiating comments.
I do agree that UI needs improvement which will eventually come.
Same thing on mastodon, you can actually have conversations there