So I’ve seen a few posts regarding news outlets calling the protests a failure, and I don’t really think that’s the case. The protests have clearly made an impact, especially if the Reddit CEO is willing to oust MODS to reopen subreddits. I truly believe that something has been jump started here on Lemmy, Kbin, and all of the fediverse. What happened on Reddit has simply pushed those already on the fence, or looking for other social media platforms to jump ship. I truly believe the impact is greater than what the media and Reddit in general want us to believe. Something has started here on the fediverse that simply cannot be stopped, all we can do is inform others and show why it’s the future of aggregated news boards and social media.

  • GizmoLion@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Honestly I feel that the outcome was optimal.

    1. It created animosity towards Reddit.
    2. It exposed major problems with Reddit.
    3. It boosted fediverse’s numbers.
    4. It tapered off before the fediverse came crashing down from the influx of millions.
    5. It reinforced the mandate to develop the fediverse, there’s clearly something here and it’s worth deving towards.
    6. Reddit is guaranteed to shoot itself in the foot again, probably pre-IPO, definitely post-IPO, and now the fediverse is being given some much needed time to flesh itself out before they do.

    If Reddit collapsed over this I don’t believe the infrastructure exists at this time to onboard all those members, so it’s a blessing in disguise.