Reddit is like the late Roman Empire. It looks fine on the outside, but it's corrupt all the way down, powered by unpaid labor, and the lead pipes are slowly killing everyone.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, no, the pipes are fine (mostly). They have calcium buildup that prevents lead leeching.

The REAL major source of lead poisoning in the Empire is much stupider - knowingly making wine syrup in lead pots because the lead makes it taste sweeter. Despite knowing that lead is toxic af.

There's probably an apt comparison in that to Reddit as well.

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's late stage capitalism baby. 😎

[–] orl0pl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

All time high all time!

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 10 points 3 days ago

The latest annoyance is that they will AI-translate posts and stick those into search engines.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Interesting. May I ask how?

Because with old.reddit and RES it really doesn't feel much different (apart from the vibes in the communities)

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Can't even visit certain subs without their shit app.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I stopped using reddit on mobile, so I exclusively use the website. Might be different there

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, old.reddit is like a dam for users that will flow with the fediverse sooner or later.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 1 day ago

Yes, I feel like the days of old reddit are numbered. We better be ready for the influx of new users when they close it.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 3 days ago

How is that you can no longer use any of the third-party apps that used to make it a good experience, and also everything you say and do on the website is being sold to data-hoarders to power AI.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

Vibes are def getting worse the more folks flock in from reddit.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bad moderation is still an issue here. Like allowing people posting pictures of text or low effort meme content on comms that aren't for memes

[–] Blaze 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Feel free to create Meta posts about that.

And if you reasonable meta posts gets removed, post on !yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I use the report button

[–] Blaze 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds good, but from what you are saying, they are ignoring your reports

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess we need more people to report it? I don't know what their admin UI looks like, but I imagine posts with more reports sort to the top?

[–] Blaze 1 points 2 days ago

What might happen is that mods ignore you because they don't care, and admins don't want to interfere with community level moderation