Galatine(@AsheJunius):Out of the many things that AI has killed, I actually wouldn't miss Reddit all that much. The quality of most of the communities I used to lurk in has drastically degraded, either through that actions of tyrant moderators or -- the other extreme end -- the lack of moderation. Honestly, that place is just bad for my mental health. The thought process of an average volunteer Reddit moderator is something to be studied. Like I get some of the rules some moderators enact -- it makes sense on paper -- but the execution of them can be questionable at best.

2026.11.01 05:22

Out of the many things that AI has killed, I actually wouldn't miss Reddit all that much. The quality of most of the communities I used to lurk in has drastically degraded, either through that actions of tyrant moderators or -- the other extreme end -- the lack of moderation. Honestly, that place is just bad for my mental health. The thought process of an average volunteer Reddit moderator is something to be studied. Like I get some of the rules some moderators enact -- it makes sense on paper -- but the execution of them can be questionable at best.

Nic@puckrin

2026.10.31 13:59

The collapse of Reddit will be studied. After reporting earnings, its stock collapsed 30% in a single day. It's down 44% in 2 weeks. But the most important detail is what was revealed in that earnings call. The CEO said AI is killing Google search. People no longer get sent to Reddit from Google. They merely get their answers from the AI Mode itself. Even Google confirmed this themselves with their disastrous results - AI mode is cannibalising their search business. Pretty soon, no one will visit Reddit voluntarily. Its traffic will continue to crater. The worst part? Reddit isn't alone. There are millions of companies and publishers that rely on search traffic. That's what happens when you rely on a single funnel for discovery.