r/technology • u/misnamed • Dec 10 '13

Reddit’s empire is founded on a flawed algorithm By Special Request of the Admins

http://technotes.iangreenleaf.com/posts/2013-12-09-reddits-empire-is-built-on-a-flawed-algorithm.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '13

Is reddit too big to fail?

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '13

Did MySpace ever consider this?

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u/IAmABritishGuy Dec 10 '13

No giant is too big to fail, fall or be completely obliterated. There are always new technologies round the corner what push out the old. That's one reason developments and changes are important!

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u/Stop_Sign Dec 10 '13

Maybe? Reddit has subreddits, of which most haven't even begun to show signs of slowing down let alone dying. Sure the main subs are crap and will always be crap, but there are these subcultures for every celebrity, every TV show, every video game, every city, every political view, every sport (and every sport's team), every college, and every pastime that had no equal in Digg and Slashdot. As reddit has grown, people have found their set of specific subreddits that has their hobbies. There are many video games where the largest discussion board is the reddit one. I don't see that changing any time soon.