In the last 3 days I’ve been paying attention to r/all, expecting several posts about it and…
Yeah
Wasn’t expecting the website to literally shut down nor to monopolize r/all, because 3rd party users are the minority, but I hoped for more than whatever this was.
At least there’s a silver lining, I discovered new alternatives that have healthier communities
It was pretty underwhelming. I think ultimately it’s, unfortunately, pointless. Spez gonna spez and him and other people monetarily invested in reddit will get theirs–they’ll cash in on the IPO and walk after that being richer than before. Whether they stick around to try to improve the platform or not is anyone’s guess but… at least there are lots of us who likely won’t go back to reddit like we used to. I like this place a lot so far!
Yeah, I don’t think people realize that cashing out in the IPO is likely the end goal in itself.
But I like it here, it’s exciting!