Fishshake@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoSpez trying to explain how Reddit is losing members to an open-source alternativelemmy.worldimagemessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1468arrow-down16
arrow-up1462arrow-down1imageSpez trying to explain how Reddit is losing members to an open-source alternativelemmy.worldFishshake@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square66linkfedilink
minus-squareMushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·2 years agoI’m never going back. Changing that to a non-zero chance would depend on spez getting the boot.
minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years agoAt this point, spez resigning wouldn’t cut it. Reddit would need to be made into a non-profit a la Wikipedia and be managed by a trust.
minus-squarenevernevermore@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThis option makes the most sense, which is why it will never happen
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoNevermind that their investors aren’t about to let them alter course with a looming IPO payday.
minus-squarecollegefurtrader@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoUnless… all the advertisers pull out, the IPO fails, reddit goes bankrupt, and “we” buy out the company with a gofundme.
minus-squareMushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI can’t commit to anything above non-zero. But at the same time, getting me to come back sounds more like a reddit problem than a me problem.
minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoOh I’m not saying I’d rejoin Reddit if that happened, only that that’s what would be required for me to consider it in the first place.
minus-squareilickfrogs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI would love to see that but can’t imagine all the VCs would want to see it.
I’m never going back. Changing that to a non-zero chance would depend on spez getting the boot.
At this point, spez resigning wouldn’t cut it. Reddit would need to be made into a non-profit a la Wikipedia and be managed by a trust.
This option makes the most sense, which is why it will never happen
Nevermind that their investors aren’t about to let them alter course with a looming IPO payday.
Unless… all the advertisers pull out, the IPO fails, reddit goes bankrupt, and “we” buy out the company with a gofundme.
I can’t commit to anything above non-zero. But at the same time, getting me to come back sounds more like a reddit problem than a me problem.
Oh I’m not saying I’d rejoin Reddit if that happened, only that that’s what would be required for me to consider it in the first place.
I would love to see that but can’t imagine all the VCs would want to see it.