I found out about the the “He gets us” ads from comments, because I only used old w/ ad blocker or a 3p app…
I found out about the the “He gets us” ads from comments, because I only used old w/ ad blocker or a 3p app…
Why spoil a good thing? The protest was basically the best they could do, got tons of attention and media.
Obviously time will tell if this actually is the downturn for Reddit, but belittling their efforts just because they didn’t redirect to Lemmy seems a bit entitled.
I know it’s a meme, but the way I see it is, giving Reddit a click or two won’t really move the needle much.
Really it’s about the long-term. If you’re on the Fediverse creating content and not on Reddit, eventually those search results will stop pointing at Reddit. That’s the real win I think.
Speaking as someone who lives in the US, the reason why people “prefer” it is because it’s embedded into the culture that public transportation is for poor people
You can see that with all the comments talking about how cars are superior because you don’t need to share space with strangers.
To your point, Seattle had 2 subreddits due to disagreement on moderation lol.