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Irrespective of whatever HR-PR speak they do, the fact remains : Reddit sucks these days.

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• echelon 6y ago
  Reddit used to have a high signal to noise ratio. After acquisition and several leadership changes, they decided to ramp up user acquisition and engagement. Essentially, the website is an ad funnel. They've added bells and whistles that attract the type of audience that watch videos, buy add ons, and click on ads. Reddit is turning into exactly the vehicle they want. It's going to be worth so much more money now. Not much can be done about it.
  • tsjq 6y ago
    Would HN become like that one day?
    • ngokevin 6y ago
      HN isn't a moneymaker. It's a goodwill-maker and brand-maker for YC so it's better for them to keep it the way it is.
      • krapp 6y ago
        Come on. HN gives YCombinator some measure of "street cred" in the tech community, it gives visibility to startups (especially YC's.) It's the water cooler where people gather trying to appear innovative and thought-leaderish just in case sama or pg wander by. Obviously it's a moneymaker. The goodwill and the brand make money. The low-tech anti-modern anti-business aesthetic makes money. There's a reason this forum is a subdomain of a venture capital firm. I agree that they shouldn't (and probably won't) change in Reddit's direction but only because they don't need to. Why bother with ads when your entire culture is in essence an ad funnel?
        • ngokevin 6y ago
          pedantic. obv i mean not a moneymaker as in direct money.