Is it me or Reddit is starting to malfunction and getting worse? More errors, bots, and the gradual decline of the platform itself. Parts of it don’t work on some days, and it’s starting to feel like it’s falling apart.

  • db0
    40·
    27 days ago27 days ago

    Actually Digg wasn’t fast either. There were multiple exoduses from Digg throughout a year or more. And you also have to remember that Digg was multiple orders of magnitude smaller than Reddit is today. That gives Reddit a ton more momentum before the trust thermocline is breached.

    • Buffalox
      20·
      27 days ago

      Back in the day Digg was a phenomenon on the internet. Relatively speaking Digg was orders of magnitude bigger than reddit is today.

      • jacksilver
        30·
        27 days ago

        While you’re probably right, I think it’s total numbers that probably matter more for these things. Reddit could loose a number of niche communities and most users wouldn’t notice due to its size. They can also hemmorage more people and content before it becomes apparent to the average user.