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Internet forums are disappearing because now everything is Reddit and Discord. And that's worrying. (www-xataka-com.translate.goog)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [A] to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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What are we going to do about it?

Sorry for the Google Translate Link. An easy alternative is much appreciated.

Edit: thanks to @Xamrica@lemmy.dbzer0.com for this translation alternative: https://translate.kagi.com/translate/https://www.xataka.com/servicios/foros-internet-estan-desapareciendo-porque-ahora-todo-reddit-discord-eso-preocupante

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[–] 161 points 2 years ago (16 children)

I'm sort of tired of articles describing some catastrophe that happened ten years ago and saying "it's worrying."

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  • [–] [S, A] 15 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    Is it? When was the last time you googled something and the first website that came up didn't spit out some SEO or garbage content?

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  • [+] 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)
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  • [–] [S, A] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Have you ever tried DuckDuckGo or Qwant? They have better results in my opinion, as long as you don't care about the business snippets.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    DuckDuckGo is so much better than Google. Barely any ads, and results that are actually useful 9 times out of 10.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Today. Among thousands of times.

    I'm with OP. People have been screaming this for ages, and the collective societal reaction hasn't even been apathy, but "We vote for Big Tech CEOs, full steam ahead."

    So… Yeah, I'm tired, too. Screw it all. Let the internet burn in Reddit/Discord/SEO hell. Maybe we can build something from the ashes.

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  • [–] [S, A] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How about strengthening the Fediverse and Lemmy?

    Let the internet burn in Reddit/Discord/SEO hell. Maybe we can build something from the ashes.

    So basically, let the world burn? Because that's what it looks like we're heading toward right now because of big tech.

    Maybe we can build something from the ashes.

    The big question is whether it will be us who do that.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    let the world burn

    That’s what’s gonna happen.

    Maybe Europe and China will “isolate” themselves from much of the burning. I hope they do. But the rest of the world seems quite entrenched in Big Tech.

    Maybe burning quickly is better, since more people will notice.

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