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[–] [email protected] 120 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I bet reddit paid for that article.

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They probably paid for the title but the article isn't actually that peachy, I'd say its assessment is accurate. The Reddit sub protest is over, and technically spez got his way, but the platform has been damaged and may recover or may begin to die out and be replaced.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

but the article isn't actually that peachy

i.e., clickbait

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, time will tell if the users that left were the quality users.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh they were. Because they are us.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Stop! You're making me blush 🤭

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

100% Made the title and everything

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

I doubt it given the way the article ends- it suggests that while reddit's leadership got it's way, that the incident might still have damaged the platform's reputation and that in the long term reddit might not be successful in it's attempts to be profitable either. I'd imagine a paid article would have a more positive or confidence-inducing message than that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I mean it's pretty damned true though. Reddit won their stupid fight. They were always going to. Yeah they lost a lot of users, but there still a ton of users left.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell me you didn't read the article without telling me you didn't read the article

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who needs an article when you have a headline and expert commentary in the comments?

[–] zalgotext 13 points 1 year ago

Wow, this place truly is the Reddit replacement we've all been looking for