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LiveJournal vs old.reddit
LiveJournal started first, in 1999, 6 years before old.reddit.
Why LiveJournal lasted
- A Russian-speaking and fandom diaspora that never fully moved.
- The blog-before-blogs culture still has archives that matter to the people in them.
Why old.reddit lasted
- A URL that pins the 2014 interface. Power users treat it as the actual product.
Questions
Which is older, LiveJournal or old.reddit?
LiveJournal started first, in 1999, 6 years before old.reddit.
How long has LiveJournal been running?
LiveJournal has been up 27 years 155 days, since 1999-04-15.
How long has old.reddit been running?
old.reddit has been up 21 years 86 days, since 2005-06-23.
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