I personally think that they’ve reached critical mass, and will follow a similar pattern to Facebook. Human user growth will slow, and the quality of content will slowly drop off over time. People will slowly stop using Reddit, but it’ll still be around

As much as I would like to see the collapse of Reddit, I don’t think the average user cares. People on lemmy/kbin/etc. care, but that’s a small minority. From over here, it seemed like a lot of subs caved in and backed out of the blackout pretty quick

I could see them modifying how upvotes and total score actually work to make it seem like more people like user’s content. Average people seem to be okay with the slow drip of content interwoven between ads.

At this point tho, I think that I’ll try to not even think about Reddit. I realize it provided lots of entertainment over the past decade, but there are more meaningful things I could do in my own life. I also understand the value that marginalized groups have in these kinds of spaces (people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color) as they may not feel safe IRL, but do like seeking communities like themselves online

But yeah, I’ll move on, touch grass, and try to make a positive impact elsewhere