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The Collapse of Reddit Helps Gemini Grow and the Message About Gemini Protocol Spread

Gemini in late June 2023



Summary: People who used the Internet before are still on the Internet but not necessarily on the Web; we've seen growth in the number of Gemini users (this month has been the best so far) and if more people reject "apps" -- not the same as HTTP/S -- perhaps we can move technology in a healthier direction

FOR those who don't pay much attention to Internet gossip, Reddit is in trouble and its CEO is spamming people (via E-mail) together with NPR, trying hard to control the narrative/story about what's happening. Yesterday he was linked to Musk, which is a total disaster. In addition, this past week there were stories such as these:



Yesterday in IRC Alexei said, "Both Steve Huffman and Elon Musk must be reaffirmed by Volodymyr Saldo when he was in Nova Kakhovka standing next to a flooded theatre and saying on camera that people are walking, driving and working just fine. Saldo was filmed on June 6th of course."

"Are some more Reddit 'clones' on their way? Based on Gemini protocol alone?"From what we can gather, Reddit will never be the same again. Many users, not only moderators (slaves/volunteer staff) left permanently. Some of them ended up in Gemini. They say so themselves. There are some "hello world" posts.

Is the collapse of Reddit helping Gemini grow so much faster this month? In the first 20 days of June the number of active capsules seen by Lupa rose by about 50, compared to about 400 in the past year combined (i.e. about 33.3 per 30 days).

Geminispace already has stuff that's similar to Reddit, e.g. Geddit, some stuff from acidus ("Ask" seems to be offline at the moment), and more recently BBS, formerly geminispace.org (there's a controversy behind the name). Here are some screenshots:

BBC for Gemini



Geddit



There are more such capsules, some permanent and some temporary/experimental. Are some more Reddit 'clones' on their way? Based on Gemini protocol alone?

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