Reddit was a decent solution, till it enshitified to make money. Before then, it was already flooded by the masses. Clearly their method worked fine. Not perfect, but at least fine. So I don't see why the masses are the problem. I personaly put all the blame on the need to make money of a vital piece of digital infrastructure.

The tricky part, is that we also cannot put it in the hands of a government, since it can become a tool for propaganda. So the EU hosting something like reddit, would also create a conflict of interrests. I'm curious if we can find a good solution to this problem.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

it was great before trumps first term, then everything became to sensitive and you started to get banned for the slightest misconstrued statement. my first ban was in his first term, never before.

remember the purging of SUbreddits the GOP was whining about becoming illegal? shoplifting,,,,,etc.

[–] green@feddit.nl 4 points 3 days ago

Reddit was is a peculiar position, flooded by the masses isn't really what I would call old reddit. Known by them yes (for answers), used by them no.

I think that development is fairly recent, maybe from 2019? And around that time, Reddit started to go to shit.

I agree with the government portion. I'm not really sure what the solution would be, which is why I want math folk working on it - but discussion is always helpful.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago

Reddit was great back in 2012 when I first joined, and it slowly got worse over the years as my patients gradually dwindled down the third time I was banned I didn't go back. I'm glad that Lemmy is busy enough I can come daily now and not run out of new posts to see.

[–] bufalo1973@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

That's why I think having a decentralized network where one of the instances belongs to the government is a good idea. If the government is only another player and not the only ruler it's safer for the network. But it's the same for every big company. I don't want another Meta or Google.

[–] architectonas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

But isn't the government hosting something like reddit better than the current state? The government is elected after all, while reddit isn't. At the same time, nothing ensures, reddit isn't used for propaganda.