I think the fundamental thing for alternatives to succeed is that they can’t primarily exist as outlets for us to complain about reddit. Certainly there’s going to be a lot of that given that reddit’s actions sparked a partially-reluctant exodus, but the best revenge is living well and all that.
Do you think if the mobile Reddit apps stop working (the ones that are miles better than the official Reddit app), mobile users are going to flock to kbin/lemmy? Are there any good mobile apps? All the ones I could find are extremely alpha/beta quality.
I think the fundamental thing for alternatives to succeed is that they can’t primarily exist as outlets for us to complain about reddit. Certainly there’s going to be a lot of that given that reddit’s actions sparked a partially-reluctant exodus, but the best revenge is living well and all that.
The crunch will come after June 30th. We’ll see how many people really ditch Reddit once third party apps stop working.
Do you think if the mobile Reddit apps stop working (the ones that are miles better than the official Reddit app), mobile users are going to flock to kbin/lemmy? Are there any good mobile apps? All the ones I could find are extremely alpha/beta quality.