WytchStar

I wanted a handheld that could run the new retro-inspired titles that keep getting me hooked, because I didn’t feel like I wanted to be chained to my desktop to play twin-stick shooters and pixel art platformers.

What keeps me hooked is its versatility and ease of use. I finally have something to take my Steam catalogue with me on trips or just sit on the couch, away from my PC.

!@LostFedditors@kbin.social

This is what “to cut off your nose to spite your face” means. To the letter.

The wild part about this is that as much as I loved this app, and as much time as I spent on it, it was the experience with that I enjoyed. It wasn’t reddit.

Reddit’s priorities aren’t the same as someone developing an app for ease of use, readability, accessibility, etc. Reddit only cares about the backend tech that helps them control and serve ad space. And if you want to believe the bts tea that recently spilled, Reddit doesn’t even structurally prioritize coding and development in the first place.

I was an rif die-hard. Such an elegant, useful app. It’s nothing like its source site.

Create your own instance and name them whatever you want.

FR tho, think about what you’re suggesting. Take all this decentralized content and homogenize it? Hard pass. BTDT.

For my mental health it’s better I go quietly. Focus on more positive things. Reddit doesn’t care. I think it’s reasonable to go out however suits you.

We have a duty to keep these spaces alive

What’s this “we” shit? You mean You. You, faceless corporation, have a duty to keep the communities open and accessible by as many eyeballs as your little ads can handle. Mods are unpaid employees that manage your toxic users and keep your website profitable. You pushed too hard. You took too much for granted. And now you think you’re not the next Digg.

My childhood of Sesame Street and Transformers and Dr. Suess didn’t prepare me adequately for the horrors of humanity.

But at least I didn’t become a monkey torturer. So there’s that.