• @[email protected]
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    118 days ago

    I hate reddit as much as the next guy but from time to time I find myself searching in subreddit like newborns, New parents etc. These subreddits do have a lot of experience shared from the past which has not yet come over to lemmy. And now reddit is pulling this subscription shenanigans I’m like WTF??

    • @LaLuzDelSol
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      148 days ago

      The article says it won’t affect existing free subreddits. It’s also worth pointing out that Reddit Lounge (a subreddit exclusive to Reddit premium members) has been a thing for a long time. So really, this probably isn’t that big of a deal, Reddits most profitable asset is its huge user base and I don’t think they’re dumb enough to torpedo it. Then again, look at what happened to tumblr, you never know…

      • @[email protected]
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        16 days ago

        they do see the advertising revenue from/per user more than the prenium accounts. seems like they are trying to copy facebook model.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️
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        78 days ago

        Idiots will absolutely drop a dollar chasing a nickel, but still believe they were so clever that they came out ahead. I wouldn’t put any amount of stupidity past them at this point.

      • @Serinus
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        28 days ago

        Reddit lounge was innocuous, and not at all the same. (Even if the basic mechanic is the same.)