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HiddenLayer5 ,

People who think they’re replacing it with crypto place your bets here!

99nights ,

Honestly I can’t wait for the downfall of reddit. They seem to be constantly pushing away and annoying their users.

mand0rk ,

Keep it up Reddit! Push more people away! Lemmy devs watching all the Reddit refugees (I’m one): o.O

BuckRowdy ,
@BuckRowdy@lemmy.world avatar

When the API changes were announced, for the first time I started thinking I should leave reddit. This coin thing was just kicking me while I was down. Ok, they want to get rid of awards for a new system. But you also want to remove them from past posts?? And you’re not going to convert coin balances into anything?

Those are the things a company that has no regard for it’s users does.

HiddenLayer5 ,

They learned from the best: Google. The number of times Google had suddenly killed some YouTube feature that the community had collectively sunk millions of hours into is infuriating. Community-made subtitles are the most recent one.

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    DogMuffins ,

    Even if it’s not a source of revenue, why would they get rid of it?

    FearTheCron , (edited )

    I liked the idea more than advertising to be honest. But it felt weird voluntarily giving them money while they were using ads too. Ever since I cancelled my last cable tv in the mid 2000s I refuse to pay for anything with ads.

    Orionza ,
    @Orionza@lemmy.zip avatar

    For me, I don’t much care. I stopped visiting Reddit when my app was shut down. I find my information and make my contributions elsewhere now.

    LordPassionFruit ,

    I did the same. I used Boost (which is working on a Lemmy app currently) and it somehow lasted 7 days longer, but as soon as it stopped working I deleted reddit.

    Uno ,

    Reddit has gone to the crapper. It’s not just banning 3rd party apps, it’s not just ditching awards, all of these wildly unpopular decisions have left a permanent scar on the user base and it shows. Now, all of the top posts on r/popular are garbage nonsense like “unpopular opinion: the far left and far right are both just as bad as each other” or “im a horse girl rate me”. Sad times.

    _donnadie_ ,
    @_donnadie_@feddit.cl avatar

    That’s a stupid one though. Why would you get enraged at something that was only made to make profit for the reddit guys? There’s no real value on reddit coins or awards, it’s just a jpg or gif for somebody’s comment or post.

    If anything, it’s funny that they removed an easy cash grab they had.

    TimewornTraveler ,

    I dunno. On the one hand, it was an obvious move by the admins to distract users from the protests and exodus. On the other hand… it kinda worked? I dunno what purpose or angle this BizIn article has either.

    stebo02 ,
    @stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    they’re gonna replace it by a larger cash grab anyways

    roht ,

    It’s probably gonna turn subscription based. As in, you have to subscribe to not only send Thank-Yous but also receive them. What Reddit wants are paying customers for their IPO, not “users”.

    carrot ,

    Honestly the whole reddit protest was really good for me. I stopped spending so much time online, I only open lemmy occasionally too. Overall goodness for the planet

    andy_wijaya_med ,
    @andy_wijaya_med@lemmy.world avatar

    What do you do for the planet instead of browsing Reddit man. :D serious question!p

    Found ,

    I think its supposed to mean that since they are spending less time they are more active outside of just the reddit focus and if they are doing it others will be doing similar. Less of a “good for the environment” and more of a “good for the group of people who quit”.

    what ,

    I’ve been working on switching careers for the last six or so months. Made a lot more progress after the protests and have a final interview on Thursday. Please send prayers and/or good vibes my way. Switching from Marketing to Cybersecurity. One less talented marketing person makes the world a little less cluttered with people buying shit they don’t need.

    Besides that specifically since the protests started I’ve been researching and thinking about learning to play piano. It’s amazing how much time I wasted scrolling endlessly on Reddit.

    andy_wijaya_med ,
    @andy_wijaya_med@lemmy.world avatar

    That sounds awesome. :D But how can someone moves from marketing to cyber security. I mean, it’s a completely different thing.

    Music instrument learning is fun! Glad that now you can utilize your time better.

    what ,

    Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing/Hacking is more skill based than most industries. It’s just a matter of learning the tools and getting good at it.

    JuliusSeizure ,

    I haven’t visited reddit since boost stopped working a few days after the API change. Filled the void mostly with twitter. Don’t miss it at all.

    Lukeson ,

    the moment boost for lemmy launches. bye bye reddit.

    BallsInTheShredder ,

    You stayed on Reddit after boost stopped? I just couldn’t force myself to use that shitty app. Not judging there are things I would definitely like to use it for but can’t stand that app.

    You can patch boost to work again with Android 10+ though there’s a tutorial somewhere thinking of using that for things I can’t yet find here

    Lukeson ,

    yeah, im just soldiering on. the official app is a shitfest though and i hate it.

    BallsInTheShredder ,

    Not only is it a shit fest but I’ve noticed that now they’ve taken one out of Twitter and Facebook’s playbook and on mobile all search result content just directs me to download the app which is really irritating. I refuse to even download that shitty app.

    Fortunately on mobile I was able to open desktop version to read an old article I needed but on computer iirc I couldn’t get it to display anything even though I was already on the desktop version.

    Every change they’re making is pissing off the user base, spez must be wanting to clean it up and sell to advertisers ir something

    Obi ,
    @Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

    Read-only (without nsfw) still works in RiF, I open that from Google searches or I’ll go to the website, when I’m looking for specific things. But other than that it’s been all Lemmy for me since late June.

    Siegfried ,

    Liftoff is a descent replacement till boost comes alive for lemmy…i won’t ever give another login to re**it

    BallsInTheShredder ,

    Glad to see my fellow boost people around. Also haven’t visited reddit since boost stopped working. The boost app can be patched to work but… I’m just sick of Reddit and don’t want to support it. Can’t wait for Boost for Lemmy! Jerboa is great but miss my boost

    KSPAtlas ,
    @KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz avatar

    Have you tried mastodon?

    Fun fact: you can view and post lemmy posts from mastodon

    JuliusSeizure ,

    Lemmy is basically an implementation of mastodon, I thought? I prefer Nostr because it is more censorship resistant but the community isn’t quite there yet.

    KSPAtlas ,
    @KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz avatar

    Specifically it is an implementation of something known as activitypub, which connects the entire fediverse, services from mastodon and akkoma to pixefed and peertube to lemmy and kbin

    vimdiesel ,

    they just want to become as generic as possible lol. “Let’s see how much fun we can drain from the lives of our zombies”

    mdwalters ,
    @mdwalters@pawb.social avatar

    how worse can reddit get at this point

    HurlingDurling ,

    lol

    pewgar_seemsimandroid ,

    did they just… k kk kill a source of… i in income!!!

    can ,

    They have something worse up their sleeves

    doom_and_gloom , (edited )
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    madjo ,
    @madjo@geddit.social avatar

    Finally the karma store is real!

    vext01 ,
    @vext01@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    I can see it coming:

    “Users can now reward content with NFTs of bored reddit aliens”

    Smokeless7048 ,

    Giving someone a reward gives them some Reddit premium, including coins they can spend. Wouldn’t be surprised if they relaunch it, in a way where everyone loses

    TechnoBabble ,

    I got a message saying I apparently have premium and/or coins, and to use them before they expire.

    But, even before the Reddit plague I had no way of even knowing that, because I used old Reddit and RiF.

    Anyway, my point is that this change only affects official Reddit app users, and new Reddit users.

    So Reddit found a way to take stuff away from the users who weren’t directly affected by the third-party app shutdowns.

    It’s a genius way to make sure everyone is pissed off all at once.

    BallsInTheShredder ,

    Exactly, I liked getting free premium sometimes. One of the very few, possibly only things I’d see in my inbox and feel happy about.

    Oh, an award? On what comment? That one! Who gave it to me? Let’s thank them! Oh, free premium for a month? Awesome!

    Funny they’d do away with them bc those were almost the only things in the inbox that brought joy. All of the rest was:

    1: you have been permanently banned from participating in r/Everything-Ever because you made an innocuous comment on a sub that differs from our ideology. You can appeal this but we’ll probably just ignore your Nazi ass.

    2: Reply from u/NothingBetterToComplainAbout: “Um, okay, so you said that you “Spazzed out”. Glad you’ve outed yourself as an ableist prick that hates people with epilepsy!”

    3: Reply from u/Sensitive: “What a fatphobic fuck you are. Completely ignoring that the majority of obese people are that way due to genetic factors? It has NOTHING to do with diet or exercise and they were born this way!”

    4: Reply from u/beatingAdeadHorse on AITA: Bruh, she had NO obligation to call an ambulance when her mother was having a heart attack. I don’t care if she did beg for help, that doesn’t magically bestow responsibility! (Clap) NO (CLAP) ONE (CLAP) HAS (CLAP) ANY OBLIGATION (CLAP!) TO HELP (CLAP!) ANYONE ELSE!! (CLAP!)

    5: Reply from u/Political in r/politics: Apolitical? Ha, cought you undercover Nazi. No one is apolitical.

    6: Message from r/MoreSubs: You have been permanently banned for saying the following: “Can straight men really be lesbians? That makes no sense?” - Note from moderation team: Delete yourself, anyone can be anything they say they are and you must allow your reality to be shaped by their imagination. It’s not enough to call them by their preferred pronouns, you must accept it and believe it deep down in your heart, you vile piece of elephant shit we’ll know if you’re lying.

    7: AWARD ENCLOSED: Someone has liked your comment so much that they’ve given it the “BEST COMMENT THROUGHOUT ETERNITY!” Award. This comment was handpicked by Jesus Christ himself as his favorite, which means, YOU are his favorite! Yes, this is literal confirmation that Jesus Loves you and you have been pre-accepted into heaven for an eternity of bliss! ALSO: You get one free month of Reddit premium, AD FREE! AND 750 coins of which you can use to pass on the blessings!

    Message from award-giver: This is Jesus Christ, I love you my son. I have seen the woes in your inbox and admire your good works in spreading the message of God around Reddit. I can’t wait to see you in heaven, my son, until then I will always be watching but don’t worry, I’ve already accepted you into heaven so you won’t fail and go to hell no matter what!

    8: YOU PUECE YX ASSHOLE I HTE U!

    NaNaNaNaCatman ,

    Yeah, while my politics are typically fairly in line with the average Reddit user, I have little tolerance for bandwagoning or purposely misconstruing the opposition, so I always tried to emphasize that “while I totally agree with X, we shouldn’t pretend that there’s some huge outcry for Y or that Z is actually illegal anywhere in the US.” Usually didn’t matter, and I got banned anyway.

    But I guess when your identity is super wrapped up in being online and a mod, you need to feel like you got a win against the evils of the world.

    Ashenparty ,

    They’re incompetent but I’m confident they’re at least going to put out some dumb replacement system ready by the time they have that karma to cash system.

    Sharkwellington ,

    Introducing the Reddit Battlepass! Post 100 times for this month’s golden Snoo! Skip a tier every day by clicking 50 ads! Now only $19.99!

    bionicjoey ,

    “We will continue pursuing profit until we are profitable”

    -some dumbass

    ipkpjersi ,

    That’s the CEO lmao, the CEO is the dumbass.

    ConfirmingMoose ,

    I think that reddit’s “going public” guru squad doesn’t want redditors to be able to have any control on what content is pushed to the top of the queue. That is just a guess, though.

    itscountolaf ,
    @itscountolaf@lemmy.world avatar

    Then why don’t they just alter the algorithm or remove any coin-related influence? The average redditor does not care/know that gilded posts reach the top.

    ConfirmingMoose ,

    Because it causes engineering overhead that perhaps no one there wants to do. And when reddit gets its IPO it will no longer give a hoot and an half about the “average redditor” because profit suddenly becomes the only thing that matters to shareholderds.

    What I am saying is that the visibility that coins make is prolly not inline with the people that want to use reddit to push products, shows, and ideologies for profit.

    It is just about control.

    BURN ,

    Upvote/downvote counts to be hidden next

    They’re already manipulated and dont show a true total, Reddit stops counting if they want to.

    ConfirmingMoose ,

    That is a good point.

    vimdiesel ,

    That stuff also costs next to nothing to maintain. Thus proving that spez is even more stupid than we already thought. Now he’s just getting downright hitleresque, a comic book villain lmao

    Burstar ,
    @Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    Please don’t dilute Hitler by referencing him for something as trivial as removing gold awards.

    One sent millions to the gas chamber with the specific goal of committing actual genocide. The other? No longer lets you waste money to bro-5 a meme post. Be better.

    vimdiesel ,

    I’ll use any references I like, it’s a free country

    Burstar ,
    @Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    You want to look like an idiot, be my guest.

    vimdiesel ,

    And if you want to continue to monitor the internet policing, looking for ways to virtue signal while looking like an idiot, please continue.

    luis123456 ,

    Seems like spez is an uncorrigible idiot.

    WiseassWolfOfYoitsu ,

    I just dumped all my old coins onto comments encouraging people to do chargebacks for any year-long Premium subscriptions since they’re in material breach.

    procrastinator ,

    Can you elaborate, I’m not quite sure i understand?

    WiseassWolfOfYoitsu ,

    So when a charge is made against a credit card, you have the option to do a “chargeback” - this is meant to be used for fraud. In this case, the argument is that Reddit fraudulently changed the terms of the program after people had already paid - being in “material breach” means they made a binding promise to provide a thing and they failed to do so. Chargebacks are really, really bad for a vendor. They lose the money, and they get a penalty fee, AND if it keeps happening the credit card processor can crank up their overall fees or even drop them as a bad customer.

    TheCraiggers ,
    @TheCraiggers@lemmy.world avatar

    Are they really in material beach since the agreement you agreed to by giving them money basically says “coins have no value and we can delete them at any time we want”?

    I mean, I hate Reddit as much as the next guy here but that sounds a bit like doing a charge back because you didn’t win on the slot machine you just pulled.

    qwamqwamqwam ,

    EULAs are not legally binding and any court and credit card company on the planet would accept that you had a reasonable belief that you would be provided the services that were offered when you paid for Reddit Premium.

    TheCraiggers ,
    @TheCraiggers@lemmy.world avatar

    Are you sure this would be considered an EULA and not a TOS?

    Ddhuud ,

    Wasn’t that one of the exclusive “features” of the official app. I guess there’s no point for exclusive features now.

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