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There's maybe one positive comment thread in here and all the rest are thoughtfully negative to borderline "hater", wishing for Reddits demise for some obscure

by anonu 5y ago

There's maybe one positive comment thread in here and all the rest are thoughtfully negative to borderline "hater", wishing for Reddits demise for some obscure reason. I think we've seen this pattern play out. The HN crowd is really not the right crowd to source opinions when it comes to business matters. And you can see it in the comments, it's mostly about how the UI sucks, the app is slow, the dark patterns, etc... The reality being missed is there's a ton of value being created in the forums regardless, and MAUs are up like crazy. The bad UI and ads don't seem like they're getting in the way of that.

sexy_seedbox 5y ago
> The HN crowd is really not the right crowd to source opinions when it comes to business matters. Yep, there could've been so many HN Bitcoin bill/millionaires, but being so logical, many HN folks here are grumpy buttcoiners.
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Freskis 5y ago
You are spot-on about the HackerNews tech criticisms being irrelevant. But I think the points about Reddit being toxic to advertisers because of the hate/porn/gore/mysogny are correct. It just takes one bad story and advertisers will flee the platform. There has been no mainstream examinination and investigation of what Reddit is. Once it starts, it's all over.
- the_doctah 5y ago
  Have you been on Reddit lately? They purged all that crap and aggressively censor the entire platform now. The censorship has increased tenfold in the last couple of years.
  - Freskis 5y ago
    One of the top stories on Reddit right now is about Nancy Pelosi, and one of the top comments is calling for her death. No moderation, only praise for the murder comment. It just takes one newspaper to highlight that and it's over for Reddit as an advertising platform. And it can't be stopped because the moderation is local.

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There's maybe one positive comment thread in here and all the rest are thoughtfully negative to borderline "hater", wishing for Reddits demise for some obscure

by anonu 5y ago

sexy_seedbox 5y ago
> The HN crowd is really not the right crowd to source opinions when it comes to business matters. Yep, there could've been so many HN Bitcoin bill/millionaires, but being so logical, many HN folks here are grumpy buttcoiners.
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Freskis 5y ago
You are spot-on about the HackerNews tech criticisms being irrelevant. But I think the points about Reddit being toxic to advertisers because of the hate/porn/gore/mysogny are correct. It just takes one bad story and advertisers will flee the platform. There has been no mainstream examinination and investigation of what Reddit is. Once it starts, it's all over.
- the_doctah 5y ago
  Have you been on Reddit lately? They purged all that crap and aggressively censor the entire platform now. The censorship has increased tenfold in the last couple of years.
  - Freskis 5y ago
    One of the top stories on Reddit right now is about Nancy Pelosi, and one of the top comments is calling for her death. No moderation, only praise for the murder comment. It just takes one newspaper to highlight that and it's over for Reddit as an advertising platform. And it can't be stopped because the moderation is local.