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Megathread for Reddit Blackouts and News - Day 2 (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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hey everyone. if you want to post links or discuss the Reddit blackout today, please localize it to this thread in order to keep things tidy! Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Agreed, but I don't think negotiating is going to do anything. If they were to negotiate, it would likely only work temporarily. They would likely just changes the terms of the deal when it suits them.

I really feel like Reddit is in "pumping money out of the users" mode at their own expense.

Sadly the only solution feels like parting ways with them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe so. It wouldn't be the first time - I've left platforms that have gone downhill before and I'll do it again. But it is psychologically difficult to let go of a site that I've used for over a decade and made so many connections through. That's how they get you I suppose, the sunk cost fallacy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

For sure. I feel the same way. I feel like I've developed hobbies from niche subreddits I've discovered over the years. Makes me wonder what other interests I could get into if I stuck it out. But I won't be doing that with their horrible mobile app, or to be spammed to use the mobile app every time I access the site from a mobile browser.

I've made my peace with it and I'm going to move on.