[overstay8930]

Google hasn’t bought Reddit because it’s literally only downsides. Bad PR, low profit margin, etc…

I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore? Front page is almost entirely bots reposing and reusing the same comments that have been used for years.

[treflop]

Using reddit with the default front page is like getting a podcast app and only listening to the top 5 most subscribed podcasts.

[scubbo]

> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore?

I do like the good parts, deeply hidden, that can often be surfaced with a Google search. Case in point, I had a bug with some installed software yesterday, to which the only viable solution I found was in a Reddit post from a few months back.

But the experience of actively browsing the "leading edge" of the site? Absolutely not. I purposely-deprecated my credentials a year or so back and haven't regretted it.

[teruakohatu]

> I mean does anyone actually like Reddit anymore?

Yes, but if there was a better alternative I would switch in an instant … but those network effects.

[rglullis]

Come to Lemmy and follow Reddit content though one of the mirror instances.

[altdataseller]

You’re living in a bubble because Reddit is probably among the top 50 most visited sites in the world. You may not like the experience, hate the spam, hate what it stands for, but a lot of people still visit it and use it daily

[overstay8930]

You can use something you dislike, that wasn't my point.