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Reddit gold seems to fit here. It makes no sense to me but it seems to be working. I find it funny the threads complaining about Reddit's recent horrible hiring
by dillondoyle 6y ago
Reddit gold seems to fit here. It makes no sense to me but it seems to be working. I find it funny the threads complaining about Reddit's recent horrible hiring an mod decisions all had TONS of gold lol
- T-hawk 6y agoReddit gold makes tons of sense. People can pay money to amplify the opinions they want amplified. Reddit actually monetized internet arguing.
- rchaud 6y ago> Reddit actually monetized internet arguing. I never thought about it like this. I always just thought of Reddit Gold as just another weird Internet quirk I will never understand. I kind of wonder if NFTs for artwork will become the same thing. Like amplifying comments, maybe high NFT prices will be a way to amplify one artist over another in what is a very crowded marketplace.
- retsibsi 6y agoDoes gold affect the ranking of a comment (i.e. where it is displayed on the page)? I guess I never really thought about it, but I assumed not. If it's all about the icon displayed next to the comment header, I suppose that's a kind of amplification -- but it seems like less of a zero-sum game, because it's not forcing another opinion out of view.
- T-hawk 6y agoYes, it does. I think most of the various silly awards they have nowadays don't do it, but at least the original Reddit Gold award before all that other stuff does elevate a post or comment.
- dillondoyle 6y agoSorry I meant it makes no sense for redditers to buy gold for posts that they are specifically calling out Reddit for bad behavior
- T-hawk 6y agoSure it does. They want to amplify that opinion. They think that calling out Reddit is worth the negative of paying money to Reddit.