For anyone out there who doesn't want to browse to TikTok, the short version is that the Reddit communications staff refuses to comment on information that's being used for upcoming stories, and instead they say that they will issue corrections after the fact.
This is of course an old tactic that companies have tried to use to discredit reporters, but it doesn't work very well when you tell everyone that you're using it.
Huffman has calculated that, in the event of a disaster, he would seek out some form of community: “Being around other people is a good thing. I also have this somewhat egotistical view that I’m a pretty good leader. I will probably be in charge, or at least not a slave, when push comes to shove.”
They believe they’re wealthy because they have natural talent. It ignores lots of people are more talented, and never got the same opportunities to be successful.
In a real apocalyptic disaster, they’d be the ones real leaders sentence to death (either overt or shunning them from the group) to set an example for the rest of the group.
At a similar time as The Verge was threatened I noticed some articles changed their tune and switched to downplaying the Reddit situation. The one I recall is Gizmodo reporting that Reddit traffic was back to normal.
It'll be interesting to see how things play out at the end of this week when the 3rd Party Apps go offline, but to be honest I'm happy to say my new home is Kbin.social and don't see the need for an active Reddit account, though I may lurk from time to time if I'm looking for some particular information that's not yet on Kbin.
The game changer for Fediverse is stable mobile applications, once the Apollo shaped hole on my phone is filled I think it'll be pretty much a drop-in replacement.
This is a very non-specific statement. As a former moderator, Reddit gave us lots of metrics to measure "traffic". Site visits, unique visits, engagement.... all of these can be used to talk about "traffic". It's also not hard to spin up a couple bots, talk about site visits, not unique visits and call everything "normal".
Metrics, especially vanity metrics are very easy to twist if you have a narrative to tell. And boy, does Reddit, Inc. have a narrative to tell.
The first thing they taught us in my graduate level statistics class was:
Anyone can make a statistic that backs up their bias. You’re here to learn how to accurately represent a situation with statistics, and be able to point out when others are misusing statistics
I'm assuming most of the doomscrolling content comes from bots. It's all articles with clickbait titles auto-posted by the social media arm of news/blog/journal/etc. sites, then upvoted by bots for visibility to try to lure as many people in as possible for that sweet ad revenue.
Oooh, good to see it that you made it over from Reddit. I tend to avoid linking my account names -- one more thing to make life difficult for eventual data-mining -- but you probably know me as an American who comments rather a lot on /r/Europe. Saw you comment on the /r/ModCoord thread on all this too, hoped that you might show up here. :-)
Love this. I just finished reading Huey Newton’s “Revolutionary Suicide” and what struck me most about it was how ahead of his time he was on issues of intersectionality and class warfare. Yes race, gender, sexual orientation…etc are all things that matter, but until we have a system that works for ALL people (which can only be gained through class solidarity and crushing the entrenched oligarchy), all of the other issues will only sow class division and play into the hands of the oppressors.
I wouldn’t even go that far, although I’m not deep into the tactics and action of getting progress done like Huey was. To me, fighting for trans rights right now is obviously a good thing. As is fighting for worker’s rights. Refusing to fight for worker’s rights alongside someone, unless they’re willing to also join your fight for (for example) trans rights, is what I think is silly.
Works flawless in all my browsers, Firefox, Vivaldi, Otter, Netsurf, all with ad/trackerblocker. Maybe some extension, lack of some video driver or security soft you use? It’s very strange that you can’t even open TikTok. Although it is not a page where I would like to open an account, there should be no problems accessing it, just like X or Meta with the necessary blockers.
Thanks for this lol I appreciate when people curate TikTok, I don’t use it because it’s so cringe and there is nothing that I want to see in my FYP, but when people post good tiktoks that makes me feel like an old grandpa getting news of the world from the younguns
The point was not for corporate trackers, but rather for people looking over your shoulder. A quick glance would look like you’re checking email - someone would have to stand there and read to realize the content is actually Reddit.
And I wasn’t contradicting that point (or misunderstanding it). Most companies have some form of proxy and can also control your ability to use a VPN as well.
There’s still a sizeable chunk of work from home workforce, which also defeats the purpose.
Managers have learned to look at output to determine productivity (at least, the smart ones have).
20 years ago? This would have been useful. Even 10. Now? Not so much.
Maybe for kids trying to be sneaky around parents, but even parental controls have come a long way.
I was introduced to Wayne Brady through Chappelle’s Show :) I like his coming out, and the thoughtful message he gave. As a wealthy, middle-aged Black celebrity and comic, I think he may be quite influential in opening others’ minds and hearts. Also, I’m glad there’s a text summary here, because I’d never visit TT
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