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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)
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‘Front page of the internet’: how social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit::A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever

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[–] iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world 84 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I used to spend hours a day on Reddit, if you add up all the little time waster breaks I take just scrolling on Baconreader.

Now i rarely visit the site.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 76 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I had 3M karma over 4 accounts, and spent about 3-5h a day there. Been a daily user for 12 years, moderating some 1M+ user communities for 7+ years.

Left reddit for good, never been back. Not once.

I wasted so much time there that I took on a part time PhD to fill the gap, and I'm excelling at it.

Thanks, u/spez... I guess?

[–] wsweg@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

When enshittification hits so hard that it breaks your addiction and improves your life lol

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There are DOZENS OF US!