Everyone's Packing Up
The article observes a growing trend of users abandoning major digital platforms like Reddit and GitHub in favor of smaller, self-hosted, or personal web spaces. It suggests that users are prioritizing control and privacy over the reach and convenience offered by large, centralized tech giants.
Why it matters
This shift reflects a broader cultural movement toward digital sovereignty and a potential decline in the influence of centralized social media ecosystems.
I see a lot of posts about people leaving platforms. This one about leaving Reddit , this one about leaving WordPress , and a bunch of others about leaving Discord, GitHub, Codeberg, Photoshop, and more. There are also those talking about leaving the web entirely for the smallweb (Gopher, Gemini, etc).
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