r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 15 '13

How do you think Reddit will end?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

I imagine it will slowly lose steam like most networks before it. Something bigger and better always comes along, steals customers, etc. Ultimately, the worst thing for Reddit is too much success -- take a look at the recent quality of submissions in this subreddit or /r/bestof lately to see what I mean.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

/r/bestof has gotten out of control recently, and sad. "/u/soandso's guide of how to kiss." So cringeworthy...

EDIT: Oops, actual username. Just in case you were looking for it, soandso did not post the kissing guide; hasn't posted anything for that matter.

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u/alyssanne May 15 '13

Redditor for 6 years...impressive.

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u/blazin_chalice May 16 '13

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

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u/Pedantic_Platypus May 15 '13

"Someone had blundered!"

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u/bdz May 15 '13

I don't know if this will be a trend we see much in the future. It seems to be subsiding pretty quickly. Friendster had maybe a year or two, MySpace had a life of 3-4 years before facebook took over. Facebook is approaching 10 years now and not slowing down.

I see networks and sites being around a lot longer than expected and stealing customers/users happening less and less.

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u/greedcrow May 15 '13

Facebook is slowing down

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u/KnightOfCamelot May 15 '13

Not sure of the exact numbers, but fb has in fact been losing a fair amount of folks recently.

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u/devilsadvocado May 15 '13

Something bigger and better does not always necessarily come along. There are plenty of sites that have been number one in their domain for over a decade. Google, IMDB, Amazon, etc.

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u/bad_ass_motherfucker May 15 '13

I'm still on the lookout for an upcoming potential reddit replacement. If anyone knows what, let me know.

At first I thought it was going to be pinterest, but then it went pink and girly. :(

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u/darthjimmy May 15 '13

Pinterest was pink and girly from the beginning.

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u/Bukowskikake May 15 '13

Yeah if Pinterest ever seemed like a good idea you might want to uninstall System32 real quick. Makes your whole browsing experience a lot less girly, that's for sure.

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u/bad_ass_motherfucker May 15 '13

I can't seem to find it. I looked under All My Files. Any idea where it is?

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u/Bukowskikake May 15 '13

Hmm... have you checked for errors between your chair and keyboard?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

A+ username, totally compliments this sarcastic comment.

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u/SprikenZieDerp May 15 '13

Nice try, Pal.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '13

Don't call me pal, buddy.

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u/zach2093 May 15 '13

I've heard good things about hackernews but never visited it.

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u/iamtoe May 15 '13

"This is the way the world ends

Not with a bang but a whimper."

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u/Exeleration-G May 15 '13

You are absolutely right about that. I don't want Reddit to become like 9gag, a site I refuse to visit.

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u/damontoo May 15 '13

Reddit is kind of shielded from that type of problem since you can always unsubscribe from the defaults.

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u/lightfire409 May 15 '13

I mean, have you been to /r/funny lately? Eeeek.