This has probably been posted already, but this article came to mind when reddit entered its death spiral. An interesting observation on the rise and fall of social media.

  • LeftEndDev@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    I’d be lying if I said this didn’t actually move me with that same sense of helpless anger and sense of loss. Really powerful writing.

    It is such a disappointment seeing the freedom and openness of the early promised internet turned to the personal rat cages and playpens of the rich, greedy, and powerful … Just like everything else in the real world, unfortunately.