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It seems like a poor thing to bank on unless reddit expects to never face a serious competitor.
Admittedly, they haven't really had to contend with a serious threat so far, but we're seeing more and more attempts in the last few years, and social media sites supplant one another all the time (that's how reddit became popular in the first place!).
And whereas a few years ago I would have likely stayed with reddit when a competitor showed up, this stuff has had a pretty significant effect in the sense that, today, I would jump ship in a heartbeat if I saw a good alternative - and so would every other mod I know.
Comment by fargmania at 25/02/2021 at 23:37 UTC
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I mean... I was on Digg before it went to hell. If this place goes to hell too, I'll leave in a hot second. These shitheads don't seem to realize that the reason nobody maintains brand loyalty anymore, is that when we are treated like the product, we lose all respect for the brand that is doing it to us. You realize we still have free choice, right? My life worked just fine before I joined reddit, and it would continue to work just fine if I left. All this site provides me, is cheap entertainment and a way to get news updates. My options in those two categories are many and varied.