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somethinga9230k 1 point ago +2 / -1

They still had and have a lot of momentum, and that momentum helps them a lot. I go there maybe once a month or so, typically due to search results reg. technical stuff, and the format there seems much worse than it used to (and many more overt ads, though I guess that is the monetization kicking in).

The reddit model itself tends to have both advantages and issues, which you can see in various ways in some of the reddit-like sites. Hidden promoters, artificial upvote/downvote-opinion-shaping, some comments that were benign being unintentionally hidden, etc. I think this site is very good at avoiding some of these, (much) better than other reddit-like sites I have seen overall, but definitely not all these issues.

I think sites such as the ch[ns are very good supplements to a site such as this.

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readyIgnite 8 points ago +8 / -0

You remind me how obnoxious the redesign was. Information density is king. The design for dependency infantilization trend in the last decade of tech loads white space, eliminates density to more directly focus attention. Results in a crap experience when what I need is a dense list to skim through quickly, pluck out items of interest, and rapidly get into it. Defaulting to 'old.reddit.com' to restore functionality is a pain in the ass that lead to moving back to RSS feeds for general use.

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John_McFly 1 point ago +1 / -0

The amateur porn is pretty decent, and /r/gundeals is not to be overlooked.

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somethinga9230k 1 point ago +2 / -1

porn

Why not find a wife and start a family instead, fren?

/r/gundeals

Interesting. Do you have any thoughts on /k/ ?

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John_McFly 2 points ago +2 / -0

I've already got the wife and kids.

/k/'s /k/, there's no explaining it.