Thanks, great story (which I didn’t know) and some examples of why PHP is/was bad. Great write up!

Would these tools still work after the API change?

I hope you’re right but I think most people will go on and use it. If they quit for the next couple of days, they will go back after a while.
Does anybody have the numbers for twitter? How many people stayed away?

CamelCase beating yo ass all day.

I think one of the big problems is that the mods are just as ‘addicted’ to reddit as the users are. The mods don’t want to lose their community. If it’s not for all the work that went into it and the joy they get out of it or for providing a community for a niche group, it’s for the ‘powertrip’ of being a mod.
So it’s also a case of selfdiscipline. Are they able to restrict themselves.

Funny that a lot of people responded by bashing on PHP, but I saw very little real arguments why PHP is so awful. What makes PHP that bad besides being the target of memes?
I mean “lame”, “old” or “dead” aren’t particularly convincing arguments.

This, not everything is there yet and things are not ironed out and honed in to keep you addicted. The “thrill” of using something new with it’s fault is addicting enough.

Shit, I have a pea for a brain then. And yes, of course I tried it. Funny to know and indeed a great reminder.

Funny, I always pictured the brain a bit bigger. Maybe due to TV series and such and because I couldn’t really judge what the size would be based on the head.
It sparked a controversial question in my mind, does a bigger brain make you smarter (so big headed people could be smarter). One page I came across (which looked at least a little legit) was this: Stanford Ask a neuroscientist

Yes, Kbin/lemmy needs enough good and original content to flourish. What I currently miss is the niche subreddits on lemmy. For specific brands or particular products or hobbies it’s easy to find a community on reddit, but there are only a few already available on lemmy.