• @infotainment
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    121 year ago

    Exactly – this is almost certainly bad for Reddit’s business at this point. The problem here isn’t necessarily capitalism so much as it is a egocentric CEO gone mad with power.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      I don’t even think it’s a bad business decision.

      Most people didn’t use 3rd party apps to begin with. I’d guess about 75% of the vocal minority who protested, will continue to use Reddit.

      And a very small % of people will quit Reddit in favor of Lemmy.

      • @infotainment
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        31 year ago

        I’d argue it is, because of the damage they’re doing to their brand.

        I’ve said it in a couple other threads, but Reddit has other ways they can monetize their 3rd party app users, such as requiring subscriptions to use third party apps, or even by simply giving third party app devs a longer lead time to change to a paid model. Instead of doing either of those things, the CEO had a tantrum and alienated a bunch of people.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          Again, I’m almost certain that the % of people who really care are very small.

          I’m not trying to defend Reddit, I used Apollo and am part of that small % of people leaving.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          It was pretty abrupt. One cannot help but wonder how much money the CEO has at stake, personally, in rushing things.

    • @applejacks
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      -51 year ago

      Yea, I am not a capitalism enjoyer, but it’s comical watching people insert their favorite pet politics as the sole reason for everything that’s happening.