cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60936421
Just got the email there (to see how bad it will be.) The full text is:
Hey.
You’re getting this email because you were first in line.
Before the homepage. Before the platform. Before most people knew something was even happening.
So… welcome. You’re officially invited to become a part of Groundbreakers, a small group of early supporters helping shape what Digg becomes next.
If you’re just tuning in, here’s the short version: Digg is coming back. Not as a throwback. Not as a museum. But as a reboot of the original social news site—rebuilt for how the internet actually works now.
And we want to build it the right way: with real people involved from the start.
We’re gathering on Circle, a private online space where we’ll share early ideas, rough screenshots, updates from the team, and weird internet energy in all forms.
What to expect:
– Early access to updates, mockups, and experiments – A front-row seat to how Digg is being rebuilt – A chance to give feedback, share ideas, or just watch it unfold – A community of smart internet people who showed up early—just like you
Also: you probably noticed there’s a $5 charge to join. That’s not about access. It’s a simple way to keep things human—a small hurdle that helps make sure the people coming in are, well, actual people. No subscriptions. No gimmicks. Just a quick check at the door.
And since we’re asking for it, we figured we’d put it to good use. > Proceeds will go to a nonprofit we’ll choose together inside the community.
Thanks for being early. And for helping us build something new on top of something iconic.
See you inside, —The Digg Team
Some notes:
- There is a high amount of em dashes, and it reads as ai.
- The link isn’t personalised, so giving them your email is pretty useless.
Well, looks like its going to still be shit.
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this; I thought it could be relevant.
Also ur account we be linked to ur real identity cos I doubt they got an option to pay with xmr. Governments would love ur social media presence linked to ur real identity.
I’m not opposed to the idea of an entry fee. I think they could get a huge advantage in regards to the network effect if they federated. They could give local users a verified badge and ranking priority on their instance.
Who owns digg BTW? Would it be possible that they sell themselves to a nonprofit that they create?
If they play their cards right they could be the foundation that they new internet will be built upon. I dont think the Fediverse can survive/go mainstream running purely as a volunteer service. They have incredible opportunity here, do a twitter style verified priority for their local users and also get the openness, freedom, and user interaction from across the fediverse. The only concern (if they are a for profit company) is if they get big enough they threaten to kill Activpub the same way google killed xmpp.
Digg doesn’t plan to federate, from what I can tell.
Digg is owned by Kevin Rose (person who made old digg) and Alexis Ohanian, the reddit co-founder.
reddit users will use anything but lemmy lmao
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Go to Lemmy
Look up favorite subreddit to find community equivalent
3 posts in the last week
Move back to Reddit
These large social media sites are like injecting dopamine straight into your veins. Telling someone to quit eating McDonalds and start growing vegetables is a tough pitch.
It’s going to be a catch-22 until we sustain stable slow growth for long enough to reach critical mass. That is, unless Reddit fucks up royally enough to trigger another exodus. Such as when they’ll eventually turn off old.reddit.
It’s not like those kinds of niche subs are going to see tons of activity on Digg either.
I really hope this isn’t the end of the nice bit of growth we’ve seen recently.
We get complaints of barriers to entry but then I see digg doing this…
Someone should set up a open-entry Lemmy server, without an email requirement, but you have to pay $5 for each account you sign up with.
Isn’t that the cost to host an entire instance?
Yeah, he’s the weirdo who keeps trying to turn Lemmy into a profit center and whining in the Fediverse subs about it.
That said, you absolutely should give your instance admins money 🤷♂️
I mean, I was using digg before reddit existed but I did not get any such email.
… I used digg because I was too broke to afford SomethingAwful’s $10 charge.
I was also… 14? lol
I got the Email and would pay the price for my curiosity. I don’t have a credit card though, and I’m definetly not getting one for this. Tough luck, Digg.
I would also prefer to stay anonymous and not give some social media my credentials. I did that mistake once.
