I definitely get it. Reddit provided a gateway into a lot of communities that either sparked my interest in, or gave me information on the various topics I’m interested in. Hell, some of the communities provided me with support during some rough times
From a developer standpoint, Reddit was the first platform that I used which had an open API that I could play around with (such as Python + PRAW) so seeing the (what is basically) a shutdown of their API felt like a stab in the back. I never ended up creating anything substantial for Reddit, but my heart goes out to the devs of the various third party applications who practically had their hard work and labor snuffed out for no good reason.
But as the years started to pass, Reddit became a place that I started to withdraw from. There were countless times where I’d felt like there was just no point in engaging anymore with people, I’d step into a conversation looking for a well thought out argument just because it went against the “hivemind” and that pretty much always turned out to be a mistake. The gaming community on Reddit was especially terrible for this…
That’s fine though, I walked away learning that I don’t actually have to put up with “fights” anymore. If I think that someone is responding to me in bad faith, I’m just not going to further engage anymore.
There are some communities I’ll miss though, and while I do not think I’ll completely withdraw from them if there are no alternatives, I will more or less just be an observer rather than an active participant.
I am a bit surprised however as to how far the drama with Reddit has reached. My mother asked me today whether I was aware of what was going on, I was even more surprised to hear that she uses old Reddit and she told me she knew that they’d be going after that next and when this happens she’d be dropping Reddit as well. I briefly brought up the Fediverse and gave a very quick explanation of Mastodon, Lemmy, and Kbin (and how they can all talk with each other) - I don’t know if she’ll pop up somewhere on the Fediverse anytime soon but maybe one day.
Oh well, time rolls on. We’ll all just have to mark this chapter, turn the page, and move on (if that is what you want of course) to the best of our abilities.
Arbys, by a mile. I've lived abroad for about 2 decades and everytime I'm back gotta get me at least a few classic Roast Beef and a pile of horsey sauce.
One of Vulcan's favourite fast food chain is Wingstop, this chain is available and well-known in some parts of Indonesia due to its promotions and discounts.
Sonic. That shit is so good. I always drop like $25 because there’s so many delicious choices. Poppers, burgers, mozzarella sticks, popcorn chicken. I want to open one of my own, but they require a net worth of 1 million, minimum, to get in the franchise door.
My husband and I love Sonic when we go to the US. We will drive a reasonable distance out of our way to get it and we never regret it.
And I just saw the closest is just under 7 hours from us and 30 minutes from a family friend. We may or may not be half-jokingly planning a road trip for Sonic after 5.5 years since our last taste. Please accept all the credit!
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