Goodbye, Reddit: How the Internet’s Front Page Is Eating Itself

Money, Mods, and Mayhem

Reddit’s crisis is a warning for all social platforms: when you trade community for profits, everyone loses.

Will Reddit fix its mess, or are we watching the death of the front page of the internet?

The platform that was once the darling of the internet’s tastemakers is facing an existential crisis. It’s a feeling that should be familiar to anyone who’s watched their favorite punk band sell out and start playing elevator music.

You want to look away, but you can’t help but wonder: How did we get here?

Rewind to 2005. Two college roommates, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, had a simple yet revolutionary idea: create a platform where users could share and vote on content.

This idea was the seed that would grow into a social media behemoth, fundamentally reshaping online discourse and community interaction.

The Turning Point

In 2024, Reddit is a far cry from its scrappy startup roots. With over 430 million monthly active users and more than 100,000 active communities, it’s a social media giant. But with great power comes great responsibility, and Reddit is learning this lesson the hard way.