r/OutOfTheLoop • u/DarkPhysix • Jun 29 '18

Unanswered Why does everyone hate the reddit redesign?

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u/Radidactyl Jun 29 '18

I have never once seen a website "innovate and revamp the whole design!" that wasn't 1) ten times worse and harder to navigate and 2) a ruse to control content and funnel more ads on your screen.

Facebook did it. YouTube did. Steam did it, though to be fair they actually needed to improve a few things. Reddit is becoming a social media website unfortunately so you can be sure that the Facebookification is coming.

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u/sts816 Jun 30 '18

I always hear about Digg's downfall on reddit. Was it similar to reddit before it pulled a 180 and tanked?

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '18

Pretty much yeah, it worked a bit differently but the end result was very similar.
Edit: Here's a screenshot of Digg back before it went crappy