My big issue is that I don’t think the product team should be a priority for reddit right now. I’m sure their product team is doing “fine” insofar as they’re s

My big issue is that I don’t think the product team should be a priority for reddit right now. I’m sure their product team is doing “fine” insofar as they’re setting a roadmap, delivering on a fairly predictable schedule, and doing traditional things like analytics, user research, usability testing, and so on. I would wager some really smart people actually. The issue as I see it though is that “product” will only get you so far if there are platform/community issues. Reddit has an opportunity to leverage their massive reach and throngs of volunteer moderators to build a strong voice for the internet. But I keep seeing the fringe game the system, large communities crushed under the weight of brigading and exploitation, and the stereotypes of edgy, immature users blot out any chance at real discourse. In my opinion you can’t UX/UI/user story your way out of that bag, and the execs at reddit have repeatedly and conspicuously refused to take on the responsibility of cultivating their platform for success. Instead, I think they’ve throw “product people” at it.