#reddit strike

[zoethehead]

for the redditors coming here, this is how we spread news of important events in the world, with a Destiel meme

[be-right-back-9]

[netscapenavigator-official]

The funniest parts about Tumblr, Reddit, and Twitter all collapsing is they all had to undo ONE decision, and it would've prevented it all.

If Tumblr had gone back, or even just lessened, its porn ban. It could still be in the top 10 sites, worldwide.

If Reddit had reversed its API decision, it wouldn't be struggling with a volatile, unsellable user base.

If Twitter had just not changed ANYTHING. If Musk had just LEFT THE SITE ALONE, it would've begun pulling a profit within a few years, and would've been bringing in enough revenue to keep the site alive until then.

But that didn't happen. These sites were making power hungry moves and chasing the money of advertisers to make up for it. However, each one of them forgot one very important thing:

A sanitized, unpopular website upsets it previous users. Upset users flee a site, leaving angry, volatile individuals behind. Angry, volatile users aren't marketable. Without marketable users, the site has no marketable value. And without marketable value, no advertisers are gonna give you money.

[dandylion-s]

Tips for redditors coming to this site:

Please be nice to me i am very scared all the time

[theradicalscholar]

Amidst the aftermath of the Reddit blackout, Redditors step into the outside realm, reconnecting with the tangible world they had long set aside.

[doctorofrestoration]

Am I doing the Tumblr news meme correctly? Ah well. I'll know it's right if I people reblog it.

[nyxelestia]

Latest updates on Reddit fuckery. The above announcement post is here. (Transcripts in image alt texts.)

For anyone who is not familiar with Reddit:

Reddit Gold was a way for Redditors to "reward" other users for a neat post or comment. The one giving it would have to pay for it, and it came with a month's worth of premium membership for the recipient, and their post or comment would have a little badge on it showing the gold (aka showing that someone liked the comment so much they were willing to pay Reddit money just to show it). This was a very popular feature, and one people were happy to shell out actual money for.

Reddit "Silver" started out as a joke in some communities for giving awards when you are too broke to afford the real Gold. Reddit turned it into an actual award; Redditors still had to pay to gift it, but it was cheaper than gold and did not come with the Premium membership. This was met with a lukewarm reception.

Reddit started rolling out more and more awards, which also did not give the recipient any Premium time but did put badges next to their post or comment - a different one for each award, of which there were dozens. This was increasingly unpopular (though note that "unpopular" does not mean "unused"; people were using it).

Today, rather than just rolling back the less popular versions of this feature that Redditors have been happily paying for, Reddit decided to get rid of the feature altogether - with no replacement ready, and no refunds for what people have already paid for.

[logorrhea5mip]

I love how i moved here from reddit like 40 days ago.

Basically I'm one of the birds that ominously fly towards the mountains in the begging of an apocalypse movie.