I've seen that some subreddits went dark and said they'd come back in 2 days (June 14th), and others said they'd go dark indefinitely, until the API changes are rolled back. I'd like to make an appeal for the admins who're willing to go back: please don't.
I think Reddit wouldn't withstand 2 weeks to a month without their largest subreddits, and maybe they'd change their minds about API changes. Some may say they'd just make the subreddits public again and promote someone to mod (which I totally agree, they'll probably do that if the blackout endures for too much time), but I think most people don't realise the PITA it is to be a good mod, and just want to be one because of the status (I'm not an ex-mod btw, I just heard it is very complicated to moderate and I believe it really is).
Secondly, there's no guarantee that Reddit won't pull the rug again. Even if they roll back the changes and everyone goes back, they'll probably come up with this strategy again some time in the future. So instead of going back, stay in the Fediverse: all applications are open source AFAIK; you can run your own instance if you wish; you can defederate other instances if you wish; you can contribute with new features you miss or create a fork aplication of your own if you want to; heck, you could create your own Fediverse application if you want. And there won't be a scumbag to come and try stop you.
I am hoping that a community without advertising can be created. It would be a community where users PAY a monthly fee... as content creators should be rewarded for their contributions and MUST receive a fair share for their contributions. It would also have an open API so that tinkerers (and most of all, disabled people) can interact with the site in an accessible way.
I think its the perfect community, but how can we create it???
Heavily disagree. The internet was better when content was shared for no reason other than desiring to share content. Turning every opportunity to post content into a money generating system is what ruins social media over and over again. Literally every other social media can be monetized; content creators looking to make a buck should stay there.
I posted a lot on Reddit and in fact i never wanted to see any money for it. I don't post because of the money. Instead, I post for fun and for discussion.
Nothing of value was added by the megausers that were all over the front page.
The value was added in community discussion and the aggregation of knowledge from random people who had value information and knowledge to share on certain subjects.
That's what social media with paid ad-free option does already. So called "content creators" will be where the coin is, competing for monetization, making clickbaits, unnecessary filler and putting stupid faces on thumbnails. All that already exists. The point of reddit was being free and community sourced, wich means there is no separation between users and content creators. Absence of economic interest was what lead to relevant and reliable content, to the point people started adding "reddit" to any google query.
do you really think that they kind of stuff that you would see on reddit deserves payment? Most of it is just typical forum style community posting, I feel like charging for that would kinda defeat the purpose tbh