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>>robbie+(OP)
I blocked the reddit.com domain from all of my devices a few weeks ago, because until recently I didn't feel like I could keep my finger on the pulse of "The Internet" without Reddit.

That's no longer the case. Google's "For You" gets me my niche subject-specific content, Google News/Memeorandum (and its sibling sites)/Apple News gives me the mainstream media perspectives, HN (and maybe Bluesky occasionally) my urge to discuss and engage with others, and YouTube Shorts (I refuse to install TikTok) helps me understand Internet culture.

I don't think any one company came for Reddit on their own, but what they've left Reddit with as a differentiator are the communities. Unfortunately, those end up existing as little fiefdoms for the moderators who run them, and if that's all you're going to offer, you're not going to be able to justify that $10-$15bn (probably lower now) valuation to investors.

>>Zetice+Ms
> but what they've left Reddit with as a differentiator are the communities

And I'm honestly not very fond of how the communities on reddit work. Sure, there is some overlap between the peoples on different subreddits, but there is little 'community' across subreddits and it feels very different to the 'good old' discussion boards that cover a very general topic and then have many more specific subsections. I'm especially missing the more off-topic aspects, which just doesn't fit well with the separation in subreddits.

>>HansHa+ez
I still find that there is no advantage to Reddit over the old forum culture now that the moderation has gone full steam off the cliff into the ocean. If all you are doing on Reddit is barricading yourself into niche subreddits then what is the point of Reddit over forums? On forums you do not have to deal with upvotes/downvotes and the posts are chronologically ordered so you don't have to worry about responding to comments immediately - and discussion can be for as long as you want them to be.