12-Year Reddit veteran, sadly acknowledging the site won't return to the way it was 7+ years ago

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[–]Dr_Bukkake 56 insightful - 11 fun56 insightful - 10 fun57 insightful - 11 fun -  (3 children)

If this site takes off then there is absolutely no way it won’t eventually end up exactly how Reddit is. This site will have a golden age where everyone can speak their mind without fear of being silenced or banned. Then slowly all the SJWs, trannys, self hating whites, and other undesirables that make up most of Reddit will get tired of jerking each other off over how progressive they are will slowly leave their little safe space and start to make their way over to this site. They will then not use this site to pursue subs that interest them but they will specifically go to subs that anger them because it helps take their focus on how miserable their real lives are. Reddit will die and Saidit will take over bringing in the big advertising dollars which will force admins to start banning wrong think to appease the vocal minority of mutants and not lose advertisers dollars which will eventually lead to a migration to another site to repeat the cycle.

[–]neovulcan[S] 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

there is absolutely no way it won’t eventually end up exactly how Reddit is.

Some of America's founding fathers didn't think the Republic would last more than a couple decades. Here we are nearly 250 years later. While there are many differences, Reddit sadly only had Aaron Swartz to fend off the horde.

[–]ChiefKeefSosa 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Some of America's founding fathers didn't think the Republic would last more than a couple decades.

Do you have a source for this? I would like to read about this.

[–]neovulcan[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If I had to guess, it's something I picked up while listening to The Great Upheaval by Jay Winik on audiobook with my Dad. It's a great book regardless, but I don't know exactly which chapters I missed since he listened to a good portion without me. I have a paper copy I swear I'll read cover to cover someday.