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Serious question, did the 'ask anything' vibe change after the big Reddit protest last year?
I remember this place used to be full of random, off-the-wall questions you couldn't ask anywhere else (like 'why do we park in a driveway but drive on a parkway?'). After the blackout in June 2023, it felt like the feed got flooded with more serious, advice-seeking posts about jobs or relationships. The shift was pretty clear within a couple months. I think a bunch of other similar forums went down, so we got a new crowd looking for answers, not just weird curiosities. Has anyone else noticed the balance tipping away from the fun, random stuff?
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miles9469d ago
Well, I see what you mean, but I don't think the protest itself changed the vibe. It was more that a lot of the big, fun social forums shut down for good around that same time. Those users all came here looking for a place to talk. So you're right about the new crowd, @bennett.riley, but it was a side effect, not the blackout's fault. The silly questions are still here, like asking why sandwiches are called sandwiches, but they just get buried under all the heavy personal stuff now. It's a different mix for sure.
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miamitchell17d ago
Honestly, yeah, it got way more serious after that. Tbh I started skipping over so many posts about office politics or breakups. You gotta sort by new and just keep refreshing for the good random questions now, they still pop up but you have to dig.
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