Reddit delivered strong earnings, but the numbers beneath the surface tell a different story. Slowing logged-in user growth and AI-powered search could threaten the platform's long-term value.
It’s the ultimate short term profit strategy squeeze the user experience, cash out on data licensing deals with AI companies, and act surprised when people stop showing up.
That’s been the modern world for the last 40 years. Durability is nothing compared to next-quarter profits, because if something starts to shit the bed you just move your money to something that hasn’t been ruined yet, and then make even more money ruining it.
I’m pretty sure they just see themselves as an AI training database with an annoying website attached they have to keep online to make it look like they still care
It’s the ultimate short term profit strategy squeeze the user experience, cash out on data licensing deals with AI companies, and act surprised when people stop showing up.
That’s been the modern world for the last 40 years. Durability is nothing compared to next-quarter profits, because if something starts to shit the bed you just move your money to something that hasn’t been ruined yet, and then make even more money ruining it.
I’m pretty sure they just see themselves as an AI training database with an annoying website attached they have to keep online to make it look like they still care