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Did anyone else notice wierd subs hitting the front page before the API changes? (lemmy.world)

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(by wierd, I mean strange for reddit) Namely science uncensored and couples memes. Couples memes fell of really quickly, probably because most folks are single I suppose and had no stomach to see happy couples.

Then there is science uncensored, which sounds like a muskian "free speech" attempt.

Also am I ugly, and true rate me got popular really quickly.

I noticed this about a month ago, before the protests? I'm no internet historian so I may be off (also a stoner, so there is that), and I'm not combing through reddit to fact check myself so correct me if I've caught the stupid. I've been using reddit for about 4 or so years and I've never seen so many new subs get so popular in such a short amount of time.

puts on tin foil hat *

Part of me feels like reddit is about to become a propaganda machine. Maybe the couples meme sub was an attempt at encouraging people to procreate. "Wow look at those happy couples I want that!", was probably the intended effect.

Science uncensored speaks for itself, sure reddit was left leaning, but every once and a while an article would hit the front page that challenged the status quo of the left (my reference is a post about weed not being so amazing, see above comment about me not being an internet historian), so I don't think there was a dire need for a science sub without "political censorship".

True rate me and am I ugly are PG thirst traps. Lonely nerds love to comment on women, white night, degrade, its easy bait (my apologies if you're a lonely nerd). All of the posts from these subs that hit the front page had attractive women, I never read the comments, I don't need to read the comments. Maybe the comments were wonderful, but hey I was raised by the internet so I think I'm right here.

Anyways, before I take of my foil cap. I really think there is some weird corporate propagandizing going on. Between twitter and reddit, I think there is a concerted attempt to control information online.

Or maybe this is all an attempt to kill net neutrality, from the inside.

takes off tin foil hat *

I never posted often on reddit because folks are mean there, or stupid, or both. I'm hoping for a different experience on lemmy.

I know my ideas are silly, but silly things make life fun.

Won't you be silly with me darling?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, /all has a bit of a snowball effect for mid size subs. It just takes one popular post to get people to start looking at that sub again and you'll start seeing posts trend more frequently.