I'm glad Reddit is melting down.

submitted by md5crypto from self.SocialMedia

I've been on the internet since the early days - 1995. From that year up until about the early 2010s everything on the internet felt very free and open. Since 2014 especially things went downhill and bad. Full on fascist crap.

Now with all these alternative sites exploding that I never even heard of, I feel like a weight lifted. I feel like the potential of the early Internet of free, unbridled expression may be back!

Refreshing not to see any onerous rules thrown at me as I'm even creating this post.

Let's all have a beer.

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Well the internet is like a big mental condition at this point. Everyone has been uploading their mental diseases and social/personal/memetic trash for the authorities to judge, which could never bring good sentencing. Reddit did the right thing, these alternatives too will get gamed by people with mental disorders as well.

The early days of the net (with the exception of chat) was clearer and technically savvy.

[–]Newmug 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Reddit did the right thing

What do you mean? They kicked off / banned anyone who wasn't mentally ill. How is that the right thing?

[–]RichardLionheart 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Indeed they did, and all the mentally ill remaining there thinks everyone out there agree with them. They live in an echo chamber. The east laughs at them. I am from the west and I laugh at them, they are disgusting.

In any case we should promote this site or alternatives to reddit in Quora or something. I struggled to find an alternative to the cesspol that is reddit.

[–]md5crypto[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There were dark corners in the early web too - on USENET.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I feel the same. Endless possibilities for exploration and expression. Here's to hoping that people can drop their algorithm addiction.

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    [–]Newmug 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

    Name a few of these sites?

    [–]Dragonerne 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    gab.com

    [–]GoblinJ 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Poal.co

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Well said 🙏

    [–]Airbus320 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Mm

    [–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Let's drink a beer that is not owned by AB/InBev: https://untappd.com/b/heavy-riff-brewing-company-love-gun/2862628

    [–]md5crypto[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I think this is applicable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-EyHD1pu-0

    "Quite an experience to live in fear. That's what it is to be a slave".

    [–]Ferretman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Well said...they're getting crazier by the day over there.

    [–]md5crypto[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYij7Ic5p8k

    So it looks like all the Reddit faggots rolled over.

    [–]RichardLionheart 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    You can thank all the fgts and crybabies on social media for all the censorship.