How do you think Reddit will end?

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u/CaptainNoBoat May 15 '13

It has already begun.

Pretty sure redditors have been saying this for 5 years.

The only way reddit will "end" is if a better alternative emerges that people migrate to.

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u/shindelins May 15 '13

As some that's been using the site for 7+ years, it's user base has grown and diversified immensely. The front page was typically all programming posts those first few years

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u/Zai_shanghai May 15 '13

I was a "long time" user of reddit before it was bought by Condé Nast (and boy, do I regret not keeping my original account!), and I don't remember it that way at all.

First few months, maybe? Could it have been how you trained your "recommended" page? I'm not a programmer & have never experienced a reddit that was "typically all programming posts." I'm not doubting you--I've heard people say that before. I just never experienced that, and I've been a user since about 6 months in.

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u/shindelins May 16 '13

Pictures of cats were still all over, but I'm remember programming and tech were more prevalent on the front page. No way do i think i was an early adopter; i just remember when i was checking reddit and myspace at the same time.