Reddit is only valuable because of the content users provide. If you don’t post valuable content, the site is worthless. Reddit can force subs back open, but they can’t force users to submit the content that makes the site valuable to begin with.
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2023
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This is what Reddit forgot. They don't implicitly provide any value, it's the community that provides the value. Reddit is just the place where people happen to post.
So...do we know if Reddit iself is behind flooding subs with comments about how mods are being jerks and hurting the communities pointlessly? It's weird, the same kinds of comments in every sub I'm in. Also lots of comments about how Lemmy is too complicated. 😆
Given how much they have lied about already and the crap Huffman has pulled in the past, I would not doubt it in the least. I am sure they are doing all sorts of mind-games crap like this to try and keep users from fleeing. They have to be freaking out right about now.
All I can do as a user is take my content and time elsewhere. Which is why I'm here. Hoping that like has happened on mastodon, we will slowly move past the "Reddit news" phase and just transition into people contributing to communities and building apps for Lemmy/Kbin.
There have been screenshots of pro-admin/anti-mod comments that were clearly written by chatGPT (e.g. including the "as a neural network" or whatever boilerplate). They could be fakes or false flags, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were real.
The "Lemmy is too complicated" part I can believe is organic from normie Redittors, though.
I've suspected Reddit's ownership of running bots on their own platform for awhile. This feels like confirmation, to me.
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maybe more subs should fight with this. it is kinda funny. i would love to see reddit flop from this.
Not just that but moderation curating that content prevents the site from enshittifying and degenerating into sludge.
People complain about mods but without mods you get essentially a forum where every poster is ChatGPT.
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.
They are clearly itching to ban NSFW content site wide (paid API doesn't even include NSFW posts). This sort of thing might make a good excuse.
But at the same time, who is going to enforce that? The unpaid moderators you just fired? LOL
A lot of their users would leave.
It was why spez championed subs like /r/jailbait staying open until they got bad publicity in the mainstream press.
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It's a porn sub and it's more inclusive now, unless Reddit wants to keep discriminating against sex workers.
This is epic level malicious compliance. Best way to run a SFW sub into the ground is opening it up to NSFW content.
TIL reddit cant run ads on NSFW Subreddits!
Realistically nothing is stopping them from doing so it’s their own policies which is kinda dumb af. All they’d have to do is prevent ads from brands that don’t want to be associated with it from showing there.
The fact they don’t show advertisements on NSFW subs/posts just tells me their advertising tools and targeting are absolutely sub par.
As a professional marketer and advertiser, that's not correct.
What keeps them from doing it is that most high-dollar advertisers don't want their ads/brand appearing next to NSFW content.
It's probably more difficult for Reddit to filter out NSFW ad impressions rather than just let ads appear anywhere. But advertisers demand it, so they have to do it to get the dollars.
You literally just said I was right and regurgitated everything I said in other words...You just admitted its too hard for them so their system is subpar. They can advertise it would just make less than SFW advertisements.
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I support their decision. If admins are going to be dicks, then so be it. I hope they'll enjoy it.
Lmao. Reddit had a chance to reverse this crap. Now it's too late. Can't wait for their IPO.
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I like this more than what r/piracy and r/memes did, (especially r/piracy^) as the content now being produced in those subs is still "quality" content that won't deter users from Reddit.
What needs to be done, (assuming Reddit mods refuse to risk giving up their power) is to pollute the homepage and r/all with so much crap that people refuse to use the website.
^ r/piracy rant, taken from my Reddit comment: (made before switching to lemmy)
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You have given up the protest.
You are helping Reddit twofold: Continuing to provide content, (even John Oliver content is still content) and removing unwanted content. (The discussion of digital piracy)
At this point you might as well remove the megathread as well.
What is piracy and memes doing? I haven't been back to reddit since last week (except to steal content).
r/piracy is only allowing pictures of John Oliver, and r/memes is only allowing medieval themed posts.
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I honestly just found about Lemmy and signed up because I noticed the quality of content on Reddit (especially /r/all) took a nose dive.
Even in the comments so much nonsense and hate today.
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Keep turning reddit into a shitshow and you'll keep hemorrhaging users.
I fear for the fate of other subreddits who may also be forced open.
Mine is closed. But considering it has under 500 subscribers...
... Well, let's just say if Spez forced mine to open, then the site would literally be on fire.
I mean, I find that more interesting. lol
I didn't see it mentioned, but reddit apparently doesn't advertise in nsfw subs, so it has more value than just the laughs it gives us.
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UPDATE: So apparently the former r/jailbait mod that is The CEO purged the sub's mods and forced the sub to re-reopen under the old rules.
Mission failed! We'll get them next time!
I really hope this leads to actual change. Subreddits are becoming meaningless to visit and frustrating for normal users, so hopefully they just stop using reddit altogether.
When your website relies on the free labour of thousands, you'd think you might want to tred carefully in hopes of not alienating too many people at once.
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The possibilities here are endless
"Amagi's toes are interesting" "This penis has an interesting vain"
I can't wait to get off work, this sounds hilarious.
Definition of "interesting" changed. Definition of fuck did not.
Oh. my. god. That is hilarious! Looks like other subreddits are joining in on the shenanigans too hahaha
They're missing an S for it to be interesting ass-fuck
this subreddit is archived and no longer accepting submissions.
I guess it wasn't that easy to find those replacement mods.
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