• BelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    There were many of them last year who were like “I was a reddit-logo power poster who had N amount of karma, and now I’ve left it! So long, spez!” so I think some of them left simply because they hedged their bets that they’d be settlers in a land untouched by hecking updooted content.

    I also think many of them went back after it became obvious R*ddit wasn’t going anywhere and the “important” moderators were in fact easily replaceable. When I predicted this at .world many of the libs there were unhappy, but by now I think I’ve been proven right.

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      5 months ago

      I think you have perfectly described the lemmy.world user. They all process a vague anger about reddit but have no specific critique of it. They don’t dislike anything the structure or the culture of reddit, they dislike that they themselves aren’t one of the powerusers. They have no interest in building a different vision of the internet or becoming part of a vibrant community, they just want their chance to become a recognizable user while it’s easier to make a name for yourself.