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.
I would prefer Lemmy take off as the Reddit successor rather than Digg. We don't need another centralised Reddit and the talk about Digg being AI powered now and whatever really turns me off.
Reddit is already partially AI powered itslef
I agree. Being centralised is enough to disqualify it in my eyes.
After what reddit has turned into I agree
The bannings has gotten worse,shadowbans seems to have overtaken site wide bans.
There's no coming back from this
I think we’re soon going to get to that sort of critical mass that means any alternative without massive venture capital backing would have a better time just making itself activitypub/lemmy compatible, so they don’t have to start from scratch userbase wise.
I really hope we get to that point. It is a big benefit to activitypub.
I'm hoping the launch is a disaster as we've seen some nice growth here on Lemmy lately and I'd hate for this to cannibalise it. Though I can see that happening as there are no doubt Redditors with fond memories of Digg, and it has what looks like big money behind it to do a marketing push, while we're relying on strictly word-of-mouth and individual proselytizers.
That was a decade or more ago. Idk before my time. There's not going to be many redditors who remember it.
The great Digg Exodus was about 15 years ago, actually.