ziq wrote on February 2, 2019 at 1:45 PM

Raddle is too anarchy for them lot.

celebratedrecluse wrote on February 2, 2019 at 8:13 PM

Eh, I mean there's no ethical consumption under capitalism. Reddit has more subs, a bigger conversation, and that becomes self-perpetuating if you're looking for a big tent to discuss a wide range of topics on.

I'm just here because it's a better kind of forum experience imo, not out of a moralistic sense of obligation or illusion that using raddle is praxis. I like the fact that we have a hidden service, and I kind of know the regulars here.

It's sort of like the difference between a locals' bar, and a larger nightclub. They're both bars, but they offer different kinds of socializing. However, at the end of the day it's still just a consumer experience.

ziq wrote on February 2, 2019 at 8:28 PM

First time I've heard raddle called a consumer experience lol.

celebratedrecluse wrote on February 2, 2019 at 8:56 PM

lol i mean yes, it's a rad website, but ultimately it's essentially a vehicle for serving content, similar to any other website that fulfills that role -shrug-

kittybecca wrote on February 2, 2019 at 2:42 PM (edited on February 2, 2019 at 2:43 PM)

Give it time. It took a really long time for the Fediverse to take off, and everyone used to talk about it like it was a pipe dream.

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kittybecca wrote on February 2, 2019 at 9:56 PM

Are you kidding? Of course it has.

conseil wrote on February 2, 2019 at 11:59 PM

I think the Fediverse also had clear advantage of feature; Raddle runs Postmill, which is certainly nicer than Reddit but not revolutionary.

asg101 wrote on February 3, 2019 at 1:27 AM

/r/anarchism has 800000 subs and /f/anarchism has 1200.

I have a feeling most people by now know the problems at /r, but are willing to sift through the corporate crap for gems that might never show up on /f. Until the participating numbers reach more parity, there is going to be more content and a bigger community at /r. It is the old "chicken and the egg" conundrum. I will keep visiting both for the foreseeable future, there is no reason that I can see to be exclusive either way.

Cheeks wrote on February 3, 2019 at 5:49 AM

Quantity or quality is what it comes down to. Maybe I'm making an assumption, but that's why I'm here instead of there, or mostly anyway. Threadbot pisses me off occasionally because the content is of questionable quality but it's always better than reddit. As far as redditers making the jump, most of them are trolls or just entertaining something they came across and are looking into this 'whole anarchy thing' without any actual solid interest. So.... We are growing organically and I think that's very benificial to our longevity.

It may be cool to make a forum specific to certain user accounts to post so we can give a home to sub.media, crimethinc, and other anarcho based news outlets. Idea that's just popped into the old meatbucket that's my brain.

mike425mobile wrote on February 3, 2019 at 6:04 AM

Not saying the mobile web experience is bad, but might there be plans for a mobile API to allow developers to create an Android app?

conseil wrote on February 5, 2019 at 3:49 PM

I'm gonna say the mobile experience is bad. It becomes unreadable in long threads, which are the most fun parts.

The reason why few answer the call to move to raddle from reddit is because people are voluntarily ignorant of the issues of reddit because it works for them. This is why /r/anarchism has 800000 subs and /f/anarchism has 1200. people avoid change at all costs

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