After years of using reddit, i finally deleted everything including my account there. Personally, i am not affected by the api prices, BUT, i couldn’t live with me supporting people, who see their userbase, moderators and creators as nothing but noise. The point i’m making? Greetings Lemmy. I joined a few days ago and i’m here to stay so cheers everyone and, hi
Me too! Here, here!
I deleted my 13 year old account.
I just cannot support what Reddit is doing and the direction they are going.
They are now trying to restore deleted content
There’s a harsh reality of any service, regardless of type. If you aren’t the one paying for it, you aren’t the customer, you’re the product. The lurkers, commenters, posters, and mods are all part of the product to be sold to the real customers, the advertisers.
This move is like the ranchers deciding that veal will sell for a higher price, so now we’re all being shackled so that we stay tender.
I was over Reddit when I saw the news from Christian (Apollo’s dev), then Spez’s AMA really cemented Reddit was a shit hole, then news came out that they were also laying off 90 staff members, and the final nail in the coffin for me was getting accosted by another user that I was “spreading misinformation and lying” about Reddit when I commented about supporting the black out.
Don’t forget Reddit is probably one of the best ways to astroturf or push a sentiment.
I would be curious if they have a back door to corporations to allow them to pay reddit to cover up stories.
It’s paaaaainfully obvious that that’s all reddit really is anymore… I know some people would disagree, but I think they tested how extreme people could get about the masks and stuff to test the influence of reddit and realized it could be used entirely for thought control.
I think the best thing for society is to move on from the platform.