Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says | Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform
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As much as we'd like to joke about the sudden influx of new Lemmy users that will result from this lets all be real, it will be a few new users. Most Reddit users will accept whatever is thrown at them from that company while crying about it on Reddit. I don't know what the phenomena is but it seems that most people would rather stay on the bad platform than try something new and slightly different. I'm cool with that, I like niche platforms.
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So, what's the stage after "enshitification"? "Enspezed?"
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One of us!
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The api shit they pulled is why i left and never went back
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I get what you're saying, but I'm not sure greedy pigboy is doing that. Everything changes.
It won't be what it was, and the grift will grow be off the charts, but I think it will evolve into a mix of what it was and grifters grifting. Just delineated by subreddit.
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One of us!
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Same. I left when it was announced.
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Can't wait to see the mental gymnastics subreddit moderators will perform to defend this!
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There are some instances where Reddit is still a great source of information just due to the sheer size of the community. But there's a lot more shit to wade through after the exodus a couple years back. I haven't signed back in for years.
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watch them lock old reddit behind a paywall just because it's the best part about reddit
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Can confirm, I can use Boost for Reddit on my main account which is a moderator for a sub, but my second account which has no moderation abilities "breaks" the app until I switch back.
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Digg: "join us reddit..."
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That's fine. A more fragmented internet is better for the world
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The internet feels post-apocalyptic now. I no longer have any social media accounts (does lemmy count?) . Places that I spent over a decade on now feel so hostile and foreign. I joined reddit as a teenager wanting to read f7u12 comics, and now reddit feels like a total outrage machine. I mean the ads are crap but the algorithm doesn't show me content I WANT to see anymore. It just shows me videos of car accidents and street fights and other things that get my cortisol levels up. Blocking subreddits straight up doesnt work. I like that on lemmy I can just filter only by the communities I subscribe to
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We all float down here
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tbf pornhub sucks at finding specific content.
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It was wild how spineless most of them were when the API stuff happened, and it showed how attached they are to their little bubble of power.
Some of them were even more pathetic by virtue signaling.
Like the r/de mods allowed memes for a full week in "protest". Yeah... they sure showed spez with that one...
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Happy cake
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Just came to lemmy again
after learning this shit!!
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Yeah it really was pathetic.
Like they took a stand while it was cool, but then capitulated rather than face removal.
