Dude, this is just laughable. For those who are left, what are you sticking around for?
Also, here’s my theory: these idiot product managers, fresh outta b-school didn’t think to interview their most engaged users. Instead, they randomly polled people. That’s the only way I can fathom their takeaway from users was “it’s too much clutter” instead of, “this drives engagement”.
I have 3 reasons I still visit… But I am cutting back.
My local subreddit is still way more active than the equivalent here in the fediverse (but I do get to interact with some familiar usernames in the local Lemmy community)
It’s still a decent news aggregator, IMHO, ahead of Lemmy for keeping up with what’s going on in the world at a high level
NSFW content is still lagging behind on Lemmy, as well … I’m using a revanced app and I’m a mod of my own private sub so it still works but I fully expect this to be killed in the near future… In fact, I fully expect that by the time a reddit IPO happens they will have completely killed all the NSFW subreddits (even on the official app and desktop browser)
The site is definitely in a death spiral but, as of today, I still find it useful for certain things.
Fuck them though… They won’t get a dime in ad dollars from me and the demise can’t come soon enough at this point.
I can’t think of a single good reason for anyone to actually want that. Reddit isn’t a site for content creation, it’s an aggregator. It works for YouTube because, well, it’s YouTube. It’s practically synonymous with content creation. But exactly zero people are on Reddit for that.
The company doesn’t care. They don’t actually understand what reddit is/was and have decided they want it to be something else that they can squeeze money out of. Whatever they end up with is going to be bland and nothing like what it was before. Doubt it will get them what they want in the end.
OP mentioned how badly the company was managed. So yea, 2017 saw them take a lot of money, go in a hiring spree… and do jack shit to improve the platform.
Fast forward to now and mods used 3rd party apps to do the job that they do FOR FREE, all while Reddit made… NFTs?
Huh, interesting. There were a few times it said I was gifted premium, but I never did anything with it. Well, doesn’t matter now, I guess.
You know, the thing that strikes me as particularly odd is that apparently they’re going to retroactively delete the existing awards. I’d imagine there are some people who feel tied to their Reddit accounts because the awards and karma were important to them, so stripping anything like that away seems like it would make those people feel less attached to Reddit and more likely to move on. They really seem to be scuttling the site.
He’s literally just doing whatever Musk tells him to. Get rid of all the people who cared about the site, then you can advertise your site as a walled garden for bigots and terrorists
I’d imagine there are some people who feel tied to their Reddit accounts because the awards and karma were important to them, so stripping anything like that away seems like it would make those people feel less attached to Reddit and more likely to move on.
Not only that, but they’ll probably be angry on reddit as well.
All those users complaining about their coins going to waste and I’m wondering why the fuck you’d ever spend real money on that.
That’s like paying for porn.
This just feels like the inevitable next step of Reddit becoming a ‘monetizable’ platform for influencers. It’s annoying but it’s a tried-and-true method of getting paid engagement; get influencers(marketed/advertised personalities) to engage and build a following.
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Dude, this is just laughable. For those who are left, what are you sticking around for?
Also, here’s my theory: these idiot product managers, fresh outta b-school didn’t think to interview their most engaged users. Instead, they randomly polled people. That’s the only way I can fathom their takeaway from users was “it’s too much clutter” instead of, “this drives engagement”.
I am there only because I feel obliged to finish my artwork series for people- but after that, bye bye reddit.
I have 3 reasons I still visit… But I am cutting back.
My local subreddit is still way more active than the equivalent here in the fediverse (but I do get to interact with some familiar usernames in the local Lemmy community)
It’s still a decent news aggregator, IMHO, ahead of Lemmy for keeping up with what’s going on in the world at a high level
NSFW content is still lagging behind on Lemmy, as well … I’m using a revanced app and I’m a mod of my own private sub so it still works but I fully expect this to be killed in the near future… In fact, I fully expect that by the time a reddit IPO happens they will have completely killed all the NSFW subreddits (even on the official app and desktop browser)
The site is definitely in a death spiral but, as of today, I still find it useful for certain things.
Fuck them though… They won’t get a dime in ad dollars from me and the demise can’t come soon enough at this point.
That #1 is close to my own reason - a few small communities I’m part of, with very little fediverse activity.
Always using an adblocker of course, having one is basic internet safety, and it reducing reddit’s profits is a nice bonus.
I said this in another thread - I bet they’re going the YouTube route and are going to start allowing content creators to make money.
Might sound good on the surface but it’s absolutely going to shred what Reddit used to be. Goodbye discussion forum and hello new social media.
I can’t think of a single good reason for anyone to actually want that. Reddit isn’t a site for content creation, it’s an aggregator. It works for YouTube because, well, it’s YouTube. It’s practically synonymous with content creation. But exactly zero people are on Reddit for that.
Also its a forum and its appeal is asking questions to real people. Paying users will destroy that appeal.
The company doesn’t care. They don’t actually understand what reddit is/was and have decided they want it to be something else that they can squeeze money out of. Whatever they end up with is going to be bland and nothing like what it was before. Doubt it will get them what they want in the end.
But how few people actually buy gold?
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Wasn’t paying for Reddit Gold the only way currently to not see ads, or is that something else?
That company is so badly run it’s laughable.
i may get some flack for this but i honestly think reddit had it’s best years when alexis was most involved.
Who’s Alexis?
https://www.vox.com/2017/7/31/16037126/reddit-funding-200-million-valuation-steve-huffman-alexis-ohanian
What do you mean?
From 2017?
OP mentioned how badly the company was managed. So yea, 2017 saw them take a lot of money, go in a hiring spree… and do jack shit to improve the platform.
Fast forward to now and mods used 3rd party apps to do the job that they do FOR FREE, all while Reddit made… NFTs?
This finally pushed me to stop supporting the platform with a premium sub and now here I am, checking out lemmy!
My account is just gone. I wasn’t a big time poster or anything, but 10 years of use and my account doesn’t exist. I only went back on to delete it.
Just looked and I have 1100 coins. Not sure what from, I’ve never bought any. Any suggestions for them?
Never mind, I decided I only go to Reddit now for one small, private sub, so I went there and gave awards to posts I thought were good.
When other people give big awards to your posts/comments, you actually get some coins as well.
Huh, interesting. There were a few times it said I was gifted premium, but I never did anything with it. Well, doesn’t matter now, I guess.
You know, the thing that strikes me as particularly odd is that apparently they’re going to retroactively delete the existing awards. I’d imagine there are some people who feel tied to their Reddit accounts because the awards and karma were important to them, so stripping anything like that away seems like it would make those people feel less attached to Reddit and more likely to move on. They really seem to be scuttling the site.
He’s literally just doing whatever Musk tells him to. Get rid of all the people who cared about the site, then you can advertise your site as a walled garden for bigots and terrorists
Wait. Does Elon own Reddit as well as Twitter?
Nah, spez is just a fanboy of Musk.
Not only that, but they’ll probably be angry on reddit as well.
Gild the announcement announcing the end of reddit gold.
Gild pro-Lemmy posts / tutorials
All those users complaining about their coins going to waste and I’m wondering why the fuck you’d ever spend real money on that.
That’s like paying for porn.
Don’t you get to keep the porn, though?
Not always. They might have a limited download, whether in amount or in time.
This just feels like the inevitable next step of Reddit becoming a ‘monetizable’ platform for influencers. It’s annoying but it’s a tried-and-true method of getting paid engagement; get influencers(marketed/advertised personalities) to engage and build a following.
That is what pushed me to Lemmy- Why the hell would you do that? There is no reason for it.
Welcome!
Are they furious? Sure. But I feel like anyone still on Reddit just doesn’t care what they do, they’ll still be there scrolling.
Oh I guarantee you there are plenty of sunk cost people who won’t leave but hate everything about it.
if they continue using reddit
are they actually furious?
Redditors care about their coins a lot. Not really a shock.
I mean, it’s less about the coins and more about something that has an equivalent monetary value being wiped without any compensation whatsoever.