Reddit just wrapped up its second earnings call as a public company and CEO Steve Huffman hinted at some significant changes that could be coming to the platform. 3

AI to summarize and recommend content, helping users dive deeper into products, shows, games

Notice they don’t talk about hobbies or common interests, just “shit we can sell them”

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I’m sure in his wet dreams Reddit is no longer a community site but a thinly veiled astroturfing platform that’s paid billions by large corporations to get their adsposts in front of users.

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Yeah, that’s the definition of enshittification.

  • Make a platform that becomes popular
  • Lock in users and start to milk them
  • Use large user base to draw in companies with ads and influence
  • Lock in companies and squeeze them for all their worth
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