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This will never be more than a below average Reddit clone. We are better off trying to change sites like Twitter and Reddit from within.

Spinoffs rarely work, it’s often much easier to change from within. Let’s do a GOP.

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Counter, I don't want a reddit clone. Reddit made my anxiety flare, I was too addicted to it, and it was way too toxic. I am here because it's not like reddit.

We also did try to change reddit with the protests, and it did nothing, so I'd say changing it from within works less than a spinoff, if that's all you classify the fediverse as.

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago

Reddit made my anxiety flare, I was too addicted to it, and it was way too toxic.

Lemmy can do/be that too, thanks to tankies and shitty moderators, and toxic leftover users from Reddit who bring their toxicity here.