Former Redditor looking for something better.

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  • The foundations of it are stronger than the original. There’s deeper characterization, more complex themes of family, interpersonal conflicts, infighting and the last hour is essentially a non-stop, stupendously choreographed action sequence. It sets up interesting dynamics for the sequels too.

    As a technology buff I appreciated the framerate experiment. Films have always been shot at 24FPS typically, but the human eye sees at a much higher framerate than that. Avatar 2 experiments with increasing the framerate for realism. Action shots are mostly in 60FPS with dialogues and close ups in 24FPS. I think it did make the action sequences feel more lifelike, but the switching was a bit extreme IMO - it pretty regularly switches between 24FPS and 60FPS in action sequences which can be jarring. I personally would’ve preferred solid, on-stop chunks of 60FPS with chunks of 24FPS rather than on again/off again. That made it more distracting than a benefit, but I think the framerate experiment worked well overall. I’m hoping they stick with a single framerate per section in the sequels.

    The real problem is the pacing. I thought Avatar 1 was a great scene setter for the universe of Pandora. Even if it’s broad strokes are very predictable, at least it’s enjoyable to see it play out. But the second time around, my god it takes FOREVER to get going. You know exactly how the conflict pieces slot into place for the climax and the dialogue is still just as clunky as the first film. Plus there’s some excessive “save the whales” scenes that IMO could’ve easily been cut as it repetitively bashes its obvious environmentalist message over your head again and again.

    …But overall, it’s still a bit better than the first film. Just about. I’m really hoping the scripts for the next entries fix the dialogue and have more ambitious storytelling.


  • Exactly. I’ve been following Remedy since I was a teen and they’ve always made it crystal-clear Alan Wake 2 was the #1 priority in their hearts, but the realities of AW1 not selling particularly strong at first meant they didn’t have much leverage to make it as soon as they wanted to. They very transparently and regularly talked about Alan Wake 2.

    I’m really excited to see how different this turns out from the original now they can apply the lessons they learned in Quantum Break and Control.








  • I think we should actively keep track of Reddit restoring user’s content without people’s permission. Screenshots, timestamps, everything. Monitor it all.

    Maybe if Reddit go ahead with their API change whilst treating their users like such disposable crap, we could reach out to the EU to inform them of Reddit’s GDPR breaches. Maybe that’d lead to their new revenue from API charges disappearing into hefty EU fines.

    Update: Maybe there’s going to be some loophole about actually having to use the data deletion request via Reddit’s UI for there to be an actually GDPR breach though thinking about it. Going to ask around some Law friends for advise



  • Yes, it is. So charge a reasonable API price and this whole argument is over.

    But that won’t happen. This is about monetizing Reddit’s content ASAP before Spez resigns ASAP with a nice big, bonus for pushing through those beautiful API changes oh so smoothly.

    The more Spez speaks, the less sad I am about Reddit dying. Platforms come and go. There’s loads of Internet corners to discuss my hobbies. I don’t want to stay on a sinking ship with a hole shot out by the captain because he has ship insurance, actively throwing people off board as him and his crew climb up the still buoyant part whilst insisting THIS WILL BLOW OVER. I’m not going down with the Titanic of community boards as it sinks. It’ll die in infamy and I don’t feel like drowning alongside it.

    However, I will now thoroughly enjoy watching Spez naively, single-handedly dismantle Reddit’s legacy for short term gain whilst thinking he’s being a super duper smart businessman we couldn’t possibly understand. Or possibly being a forced fallguy for share holder decisions which he has a choice in avoiding by quitting.

    I’ve never in all my years of Internet browsing seen someone running an Internet-based company so blatantly indifferent to the customers they serve. There’s no Reddit revenue without Redditors.

    I wish him luck on his inevitably piss-poor IPO when Reddit offers little content of value and more people get more angry at him as more ridiculous reasoning flies out of his mouth. Reddit’s gonna look like MSN News by the end of this mess.






  • Great explanation! Really well written and clearly explained. However…

    Forgive my bluntness, but people not into tech tend to be lazy and stupid about everything lol. I feel like they’d take one glance at that, think TOO MUCH TEXT, not read it properly and still complain about the Fediverse being confusing.

    Any kind of attempt at explaining the Fediverse seems to really confuse people, so IMO the best solution is to not even bring it up. Kinda dismiss it as no biggie, then sneak in a quick explanation at the end. Here’s my go:

    "If the word ‘Fediverse’ confuses or scares you, ignore it. Just join any Lemmy instance you like the look of. They all work more or less like Reddit. If you can’t find a community/subreddit you want on one, make it yourself.

    Or, alternatively, use this to see if one exists already. If it does, you can copy the community Lemmy address (it appears on the right in blue under the ‘create a post’ button in a form like ‘[email protected]’), search for it on your site’s search, then subscribe like you would any other subreddit.

    That cross-site subscribing is what the Fediverse is about - it’s a bunch of small, independent Reddit-ish clones cross-talking. But since they’re small, they’re struggling and slightly breaking with Reddit refugees at the moment. I’d recommend local communities only for now. Join the commuities you find via Feddit in maybe a few weeks or so once everything’s calmed down."






  • I’m here to stay. Even if Reddit reverse their API decision, they’ve made it abundantly clear their first priority is pleasing their shareholders. I don’t want to use a platform that so blatantly ignores the wills of the community that caused it’s popularity in the first place. It’s a shame they’ve decided to die on the hill of temporarily pumping their potential IPO value via the API at the cost of what made Reddit special in the first place. They’ve already disintegrated the trust of a lot of hardcore Reddit users like myself overnight. It’ll never be the same now they’ve shown how they really value their users.

    At the same time, I’m really excited to see how the various alternative platforms develop. Spending time away from Reddit has made me realise its sheer size can be quite overwhelming and there were a lot of subreddits I followed that were more doom scrolling wastes of time. Going to these other, smaller platforms is taking me back to earlier Internet days in a good way where it feels like you’re part of an engaged community rather than a nameless voice among hundreds of thousands. I’ve been finding the quality of discussion here refreshingly high and respectful so far.

    It’s honestly exciting being at the start of what feels like a new social media wave. I can’t remember the last time a major social media platform went the way of the dodo and people had to start migrating to replacements. I’m finding it really enjoyable being on ground zero. Whatever platform ends up being the most popular, it’s a pleasure to be talking with you all whilst we figure it out. :)





  • Calling people names for not joining a protest is polite?

    Please don’t start behaving like 4channers doing a raid. We’re better than that. Reddit are in the wrong, but DMing subreddit mods “join our protest” and calling them names before they can reply is definitely harassment-like behaviour. Don’t do that. It doesn’t help the cause, it just makes us look petty and immature.

    It’s obvious certain major subeddits are being ran by Reddit staff or staff associates, so of course they’re going to avoid a protest critical of their CEO out of fear and self-preservation. There is no point trying to convince the already decided.

    If you want to convince anyone, message the smaller subs that seem like they won’t be easily influenced by Reddit administrators. Give them detailed information. Whenever it comes to any kind of protest, communicating your issues respectfully is important or the other side won’t listen to your points. This protest will lose respect quickly if we start behaving like angry trolls.