Comment on I have a bunch of questions: Whats the best way to get this platform's feed to compete with reddit?
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoMost people here do not give a shit about Reddit anymore and frankly are tired of hearing about it. We really don’t want the dregs of Reddit coming over here. We got most of the good people when the API bullshit started 2 years ago, and that’s why this place is great. We don’t want to become what we left behind.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Take down Reddit ≠ turn into Reddit
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah the thing is we don’t want that either. We just don’t care. We see these posts every time there’s a sizable Reddit emigration. I’m not shitting on you, just telling you that you won’t find a lot of interest in that topic here.
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Making the mission be about taking down Reddit gives Reddit a lot of power and credit. Focusing on making an open future for social media creates a new path forward while treating Reddit like what it is—yesterday’s platform.
There will be people who want to stick with the old platform—just look at boomers and Facebook. That’s ok—if we play our cards right, we will be gaining young users while the older demographic shrinks on Reddit.
Flagstaff@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
They’re still multigenerational; Reddit captures lots of Gen Z members, and I’ve also seen people self-proclaimed as being in their 60s on here.
Regardless, the most important thing is to generate decent content. On my end, I’ve been doing what I like the most, which is making communities of topics that I think merit them.