Does that mean my actual home server is behind a VPN connection but has its traffic transparently routed to the external VPS, which eliminates the need for opening ports on the residential router?

I really missed the early internet charoom vibes. Every day you discovered something new, every person with a random handle felt like a human connection.

I don’t think Reddit will go through a dramatic death as Digg did. Digg v4, as many old timers remember, happened in a different era with a different mix of users.

Reddit will slowly become what their management always wanted it to become: a bastard child of facebook. Some may stay because of habit, some simply won’t care, it’s all the casual crowd Spez is betting on.

That also means it will die a slow death where big flashy subs will be inundated with recycled memes and botspam despite the effort of some with good intentions that still hang into that platform.

If any those become disillusioned and look for another place, Lemmy/Kbin can become that second home.

I don’t think multiple accounts are a problem unless you’re sockpuppeting, upvoting yourself or doing anything similar.

It does require an email.

I used a throwaway one, is that allowed? It still appears on my settings, and I wonder if they’ll make me verify again when I won’t be able to access the same throwaway account…