Yesterday I read the excellent article by Cory Doctorow: Let the Platforms Burn and this particular anecdote The thing is, network effects are a double-edged sword. People join a service to be with the people they care about. But when the people they care about start to leave, everyone rushes for the exits. Here’s danah [...]
Sad to see it go, but it wasn’t sad to send us packing. So, bon voyage, I suppose.
I didnt want to leave, but here I am.
I was on Reddit for more than ten years and spent a lot of time there. I was really sad when Reddit sync closed down but i haven’t been back to Reddit since. They made their bed, they can lie in it.