I think maybe the problem is that places like Reddit were essentially a “third place.” It just happens to be a virtual one. You can’t monetize a place, unless you also provide a good or a service. a restaurant at least provides food and drinks. bowling alleys provide games and food and drink. What does reddit provide aside from the place? Other than annoyances such as Ads, 1984 level moderation, etc.

With their stupid, sexy agenda

Yes, three.

oh, i buried Reddit after the API bullshit. Fuck spez. but, thanks for trying to cheer me up!

😂🍫🌧️

Oh, my adblocker still blocked their ads. They just started throwing an error a few months ago (i think) that wouldn’t let me continue on the page unless i disabled it. I checked on occasion for a few weeks and it continued. It does look like it might work again, but they have finally lost themselves from my daily workflow lol

oh yeah, i was still actually reading them too. until recently when they stopped working with ad blocking. when i’m done with a site, i might still visit. but, i remove my accounts and no longer interact. they still have some good conversation and links on occasion.

for those of us that were there for 18 years, it is like losing a friend.

I’m not entirely certain to be honest. It was 25 years ago now. Whatever it was, I never went back lol

Edit: looking back since it made me curious, likely something to do with them going public back then.

Edit 2: I’m certain that’s what it was, because I remembered Fark was just Drew. That was very appealing during the dot com implosion. So, I moved from the new evil corp to the open source equivalent lol

I’ll remember. I eat pieces of shit like them for breakfast.

Or chocolate

I’m fully aware, just too high to connect the dots today…lol

If it is after lost time, and it did not itch before, your butt may have been exposed to something alien that caused an allergic reaction.

Also, probably ones that are more global and less willing to be pushed around by a dumb ass and his followers. I bet such companies have better quarters for a while too after that.

Someone with a similar name to you said - “ He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily”

More or less?

Does your butt hurt?

That’s fine, my bans are permanent too… Slashdot,Fark, Digg, Reddit, Lemmy…

Yes, the fact that we let exponentially more into Canada is why it can be considered a ruse. Because it’s bullshit.

As an American, I’m betting it is a ruse. I bet the real issue is Americans that get cheaper prescription drugs in Canada and Mexico. But, the administration would never admit that.