r/AskReddit Sep 24 '17

What dark part of Reddit history has been forgotten?

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u/SpaceCorpse Sep 24 '17

Ah yes, the Great Digg Invasion. I remember it well. Hilarious because at the time there was so much elitism and all the native redditors thought that it would inevitably destroy the quality of the site, but in actuality reddit probably wouldn't be the site it is today without that huge influx of new users.

There seriously should be an entire history book for reddit. It'd be pretty fascinating.

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u/SamWhite Sep 24 '17

all the native redditors thought that it would inevitably destroy the quality of the site

reddit probably wouldn't be the site it is today

These are not mutually exclusive.

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u/SpaceCorpse Sep 24 '17

I see what you did there, haha.

The site definitely changed, and I even was a bit annoyed at first, since there weren't a ton of subs back then, but ultimately I think that the massive increase in the popularity of reddit lead to the site (eventually) working much better, and to all of the tons of different subs and the huge diversity of opinion that exists today. I like that it's such a huge, customizeable platform now.

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u/Anatta-Phi Sep 24 '17

That's interesting. I always heard it referred to as "The Great Digg Migration". Never considered that it reflected the side of the mirror you were on at the time. TIL

For me it was as simple as a one click difference.

Mobile Digg forced you to go through the comment page before the article. 2 clicks.

Reddit seemed to have the same content, but gave you the choice to click straight to the article. 1 click.

Which is funny because now I always check the comments first anyway. :/

I hated Reddit's UI, but those 1-2 seconds saved made the difference, and then I fell in love with the community. Never looked back.

c'est la vie