The thing is that most of the quality users that did care left. That is a big deal. For every person that left, that is one less person who will curate content, submit a funny meme or participate in a community that they are truly passionate about.
If all you have left is just a bunch of casual users, the quality of the content will drop over time. It’s hard to say if this will happen but it is a possibility I am hopeful for. Outright trying to kill Reddit probably isn’t a realistic goal but if you can kneecap them and keep them from attaining the success and the profit they were aiming for, that should be considered a win, in and of itself.
Reddit has stats. They know damn well that 5% of their users created 90% of their best content. And those that worked the hardest for Reddit will be the fastest to leave.
The thing is that most of the quality users that did care left. That is a big deal. For every person that left, that is one less person who will curate content, submit a funny meme or participate in a community that they are truly passionate about.
If all you have left is just a bunch of casual users, the quality of the content will drop over time. It’s hard to say if this will happen but it is a possibility I am hopeful for. Outright trying to kill Reddit probably isn’t a realistic goal but if you can kneecap them and keep them from attaining the success and the profit they were aiming for, that should be considered a win, in and of itself.
Reddit has stats. They know damn well that 5% of their users created 90% of their best content. And those that worked the hardest for Reddit will be the fastest to leave.