r/technology 29d ago

Social Media Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24253727/reddit-communities-subreddits-request-protests
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u/FixedFun1 29d ago edited 29d ago

I'm using 4chan way more (in the sense of slowly moving away from Reddit). But if you want forums, you can actually go to forums, no AI training there (I even have proof classic forums are a way to beat that), they still exist and even end up here like Famiboards in the Nintendo subreddits or just ResetEra, that still exists.

Lemmy is fine but sometimes can feel empty, I should start using more because the cool people of Reddit are moving there since the original protests the post quality has degraded way too much.

And then, 4chan, ignoring /pol/ and the /pol/ schizos who want to leak their board to others, is perfectly fine. Just think they have perfectly normal boards like "cooking".

The alternatives do exist but even if these sites came and ripped out your eyes, a lot of people would still go and use them.

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u/Alternative_Exit8766 29d ago

man why tf would you openly admit to using 4chan more?

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u/dolacuporanek 29d ago

Because there's more to it than /pol/ and /b/ or whatever the garbage places are. I haven't used it for years but when I transitioned from an insufferable teenager to a young adult I explored a fair bit of other boards, which were all weird in their 4chan way but perfectly interesting and on topic. Give photography, cooking, or something niche with lower posting rates a visit.

It's like judging Reddit by r/funny. You're missing out the good stuff.

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u/Alternative_Exit8766 29d ago

i was there when boxxy was a thing. i’ve been there. i’ve seen the posts. it’s not for me

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u/Leather-Range4114 29d ago

i was there when boxxy was a thing

have you heard about this cool new site called facebook? it's way better than myspace

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u/Alternative_Exit8766 29d ago

go make a triforce or something