timicin
i used to inhabit forums and bbs that did something similar to reddit and i learned that the downfall will be so slow that no one will be able to recognize it. one of them was still around and i took a look when i left reddit and saw that the die hards remained and now post over 75% of the content.
it’s a bit like climate change; it’s unquestionably happening but most either won’t admit it or just ignore it.
reddit has proved to be a jugernaut due to the multiple diasporas it survived in the last decade+ and also because it’s much easier for noobs to use and get hooked than the fediverse; so leaving it can only impact you.
nearly half of computer-related engineers/developers/technicians/analyst who refuse to believe that this and other similar programs that snowden revealed on purely ideological grounds is a huge source of fuel for my misanthropy; the fact that they tend to be the most successful and/or well paid in my field (software development) is a several fold bigger source.
we’re so fucked
reykjavik and juneau will become the biggest beach destination spots on this planet.
that sounds less like a backfire and more like a temporary reprieve because the groups that take these actions are better organized, funded, and with more members than the library’s supporters can ever hope to match.
the examples they cite in the article happening across the country for this type of behavior proves that they usually win.
to add to this: it also takes perpetual acts of reaching out to people and educators to make them aware of reality and provide the means of education so that society doesn’t get stuck into the headspace we’re currently experiencing w the revival of the regressive and reactionary ideals.