the main reason why reddit brain is so brutally dated is probably just the forum structure doesn't allow for much cultural evolution at all. too much stuff codified and the upfront costs of doing anything new are enormous
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even at the most basic textual level like bad 2010 era jokes are built into the names of tons of big subs like every time you wanna talk about weed you have to buy into the idea that calling weed "trees" is still funny lol
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i was thinking of something related in terms of social platforms and handles, roughly something like once all the good names are taken the culture is locked and necessarily starts to date?
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IMO the networks that sustain are the ones that are in a constant state of rebirth. a confusing part about it is that sometimes feature/brand updates don't correlate to this (e.g. Facebook (blue app) has "innovated" a lot, but the network has been stagnant. Twitter, the inverse)
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nah i don't think that really limits things that much, there are new ppl popping up on here constantly w fine handles — imo the limiting factor on here is difficulty in gaining momentum from a new small account but it still happens enough that it doesn't feel stagnant
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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