That Reddit will not shut down. It will take the hit and go on and probably make at least some money. Only, it will be a much different place, more like Facebook or Instagram, in that it will be full of ads and less specific information.
It will cease to be a different, often niche space and become just another, more generalized social for a more generalized public.
In short: we, aka the people who migrated, simply are not their intended target anymore.
On the subject, I found @gonzo0815 's post very interesting and more detailed than my summary😅 (link https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/25185/A-few-thoughts-about-the-blackout-and-the-future-development)
Let’s not poison ourself, thinking on “how to make them pay”. Let’s move on, and enjoy the new internet spaces we are building!
Yup. I think that’s the approach. If your done with Reddit and deleted your account then why spare a thought for it. I don’t care if it goes down or not, it’s not longer my platform. This is where I am at for now.
However all of us got to put in the work of this thing is going to work out. Participate where you can and promote the existence of this option to others.
The apps still need work and somthing has got to be done about the whole “Lenny devs support the cpp” nonsense. I find that one was making it tricky to bring newcomers our way. I’m just going to be patient as possible with all that. I’m sure all the devs and mods are working their butts off for us and will deal with that when they can.
I’ll make my full decision when the 30th comes round, but why not use KBin?
If lemmy is an issue for some, send them to kbin instead. It doesn’t matter where in the fediverse they come in at, as long as they are in the fediverse.