Did you hear what happened with Reddit? They’re a community-driven content aggregator. It is a social platform where users submit posts that other users can vote for or against according to their preferences. If a post receives many votes, it moves up in the Reddit rankings, and consequently, more people can see it.
Tens of thousands of users reported that Reddit is down, both the website and Reddit’s app.
Messages like “Sorry, we couldn’t load posts for this page” or “Sorry, for some reason Reddit can’t be reached.” were shown on people’s monitors.
Interestingly enough, it seems that Reddit didn’t acknowledge the issue for several hours, as their last tweet was the one for Reddit’s 16 birthday.
There was an issue with the API they use, and luckily, they resolved the incident. But if you think about it, these are the shooting stars that pass through our social media. So, of course, when it comes to a relevant company’s site, the issue becomes global immediately.
The truth is that tons of websites are damaged for this very reason every month. Nobody cares why as long as someone fixes the problem and you can remain a user. Besides, nobody shares in detail what happened.
The funniest thing of all is that people want to keep surfing as if their life depended on them. Well, in a way, it is like that; we’re connected to a device external to our reality, at least most of us.
And you? do you consider yourself just another user? Or would you prefer an explanation? Why don’t you tell us how you feel when your favourite social network goes down?
