Ask HN: Where are Reddit users migrating amidst the API fee controversy?

11 pointsfelipelalli2y ago17 comments

It seems like drama has struck the Reddit community once again, this time involving the introduction of API fees. With these changes causing quite a stir, I'm curious to know where most Reddit users are migrating. Are they flocking to alternative platforms within the Nostr network or exploring other options outside of it?

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deanmoriarty2y ago

“Most” Reddit users are not moving anywhere. I subscribe to dozens of subreddits that cover my niches and if it wasn’t for HN I would not even have known that there is a “Reddit drama”. Things are fine and will continue to be fine.

ActorNightly2y ago

Most people don't realize that the value of Reddit is in reddit itself - i.e the place where most people are, which also happens to be a giant echochamber. Everything else doesn't matter.

bravetraveler2y ago

Personally I'm not adding anything... Just removing Reddit.

No more premium, no app. I'll keep my account/visit occasionally, but I have a feeling it's only going to trend worse

It's more taking back valuable time in my day than rage. I understand they need to make money, but a sustainable Reddit sounds boring/dreadful

Most people I imagine will stay. Hooked/no memory

speedgoose2y ago

Most will stay on Reddit because there is nothing like it. Like twitter users are mostly staying in twitter.

But it’s always a good time to explore new social medias.

derbOac2y ago

My general impressions are so far mostly (probably in rough order of ubiquity):

1. They're not migrating.

2. KBin (also Lemmy because they're interoperable, although I'm seeing more communities I frequent popping up on KBin servers).

3. Squabbles

My sense is if there is some migration it will be fairly gradual, not overnight, and might go in some completely different direction over the next year. It probably depends on what people were getting out of Reddit too.

paulcole2y ago

Nowhere. I deleted Apollo and started using the official Reddit app on my iPad and phone. I hadn’t used it for years and while I don’t think it’s better than Apollo in any way, it’s not that bad. I’ll just keep using Reddit.

jstx12y ago

Nowhere. They’re migrating even less than people migrated from Twitter.

2Gkashmiri2y ago

lemmy is the next big thing^tm

Hope the devs will help community in polishing the rough edges and the community itself will step up.

In the end, it is about long term support that people are asking for

seydor2y ago

Other subreddits i guess? This is a good opportunity to change, most subreddits are so old now

chaosjevil2y ago

I'm here*, in Lemmy, in Kbin, in Beehaw. Registering to a new alternative only takes me a small amount of my time, but it increases the odds of finding what I want.

I've also spent more time in 4chan and MyAnimeList, although I was already a regular in both.

*I used HN in the past. I still don't like it, to be honest. But I dislike it less than I dislike Reddit.

prahladyeri2y ago

Mostly to greener pasteurs like https://tildes.net, https://lobste.rs/ and quite a few here on hacker news too. I'm not quite sure if some may to moving to the "popular pasteurs" like twitter and facebook because they'd be least likely to be on reddit in the first place.

kojeovo2y ago

Onto another proprietary site? Nice!

drakonka2y ago

Do you have any promising examples of a non-proprietary site for Reddit-esque discussion?

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dr_monster2y ago

How can one get an invite to Tildes? Looks like a friendly place, reminds me of a slightly older internet :)

icantsec2y ago

Here and outside I guess

awesome_dude2y ago

Out into the big blue room

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