Things are getting worse. Some subreddits like /r/breastfeeding, which were private from the start, are now being forced by Reddit to make their subreddits public. It’s completely stupid. r/breastfeeding NEEDS to stay private to keep creeps and weirdos away.
Unfortunately, Discord can’t be replaced right now. All my gaming friends are using it and I don’t see any FOSS software that can replace it right now.
When Lemmin.world upgrades to 0.18.1, it will fix the problem.
I remember Reddit in its early days (it was founded in 2005). The conversations were intelligent and I participated in a lot of them. When they introduced karma, I noticed that people were using it as a badge of honor. People started posting shitty one-liners to get upvotes, but those posts had no meaning.
So I started posting less and less. Lemmy/Kbin reminds me of the early days of Reddit, and I hope it stays that way.
I really hope that Lemmy will never have it. Karma destroyed Reddit.
It comes with the territory. When you’re progressively getting bigger, you’re bound to get attacked.
Edit: typo.
Meh… For those who regret their decisions (please don’t), a new account can easily be created. Karma is gamification, it is meaningless.