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Reddit abandons user privacy - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I left a couple of months ago. Couldn't be happier.

The writing is on the wall. The leader thinks the Genius-with-hair-transplants is a superstar, despite destroying a globally recognised brand. Inspired by this, Spez is trying to get Reddit ready for an IPO. This means, maximise profits by any means.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And by definition it's still nothing but systematic brain washing. It's actually very 1984, and I can't understand how some people are ok with being manipulated into buying shit 24/7 and think that global perpetual invasive advertising is this perfectly normal thing that humanity has always had around...

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think capping it 1984 is a bit extreme, but I do agree with the overall sentiment. We've gone wag overboard in trying to monetize evert aspect of modern life. It gets old.