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RIF has now announced they will also be shutting down on June 30th https://www.reddit.com/r/redditisfun/comments/144gmfq/rif_will_shut_down_on_june_30_2023_in_

by fooey 3y ago

RIF has now announced they will also be shutting down on June 30th https://www.reddit.com/r/redditisfun/comments/144gmfq/rif_will_shut_down_on_june_30_2023_in_response_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/redditisfun/comments/144gmfq/rif_wi...

dimgl 3y ago
This is pretty wild. I don't think I've ever seen something like this. I like it. I think Reddit needs to come down to reality.
- deleted 3y ago
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- madeofpalk 3y ago
  > I don't think I've ever seen something like this Except for what happened with Twitter a few months ago.
  - stronglikedan 3y ago
    But Twitter is better, leaner, and more popular than ever now, and deservedly so, now that that sinking ship was righted. Reddit doesn't deserve anything like that after this.
    - petersellers 3y ago
      > But Twitter is better, leaner, and more popular than ever now, and deservedly so, now that that sinking ship was righted. Hopefully this is sarcasm, because in reality the opposite is true (except for the leaner part). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/technology/twitter-ad-sales-musk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/technology/twitter-ad-sal... https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-is-now-worth-a-third-of-what-musk-paid-for-it-fidelity-says-e66f61db https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-is-now-worth-a-third-of...
      - the_doctah 3y ago
        A company's monetary value is not necessarily tied to how well the app works for its users. Twitter is better for users now. Because it's not censored to high hell.
        petersellers 3y ago
        > Twitter is better for users now This is a totally subjective statement. For me its the opposite: All I seem to see there in replies lately are tweets about culture war bullshit talking points that are 100% noise and 0% intellectual value. > Because it's not censored to high hell. Except in Turkey, apparently
    - madeofpalk 3y ago
      If you say so!
    - amatecha 3y ago
      Seriously? It's worse than ever. If I make the mistake of loading up that site, my only notifications are crypto spam and the homepage has really messed up ads every second post, like stuff I never want to see again (like some kind of effed up mosquito killer appliance which shows them dumping thousands of dead mosquitos onto the ground to demonstrate it works -- WTAF?) ... Combined with suppressing non-"checkmark" users, which basically means "pay to have your voice heard", nonexistent moderation, among countless other issues...
- IAmGraydon 3y ago
  You like it? This is the effect Reddit was trying to create - destroying third party apps which they are finding difficult to monetize. They're betting that these users will start using the website and the official Reddit app. How is this a good thing?
  - bee_rider 3y ago
    I bet the only users they lose will be the real power-users, ya know, volunteer moderators and that sort. Hopefully for the owners’ sake they manage to finish their IPO before that whole situation explodes.
    - gtop3 3y ago
      > Hopefully for the owners’ sake they manage to finish their IPO before that whole situation explodes. That just kicks the can. After the IPO there are more owners on the hook if things go critically bad.
  - dimgl 3y ago
    The only reason I said I like it is because I want Reddit to face repercussions for the decisions they're making. Sorry if it sounded any other way. This is absolutely awful for me as a user, especially since I used Apollo everyday. But something NEEDED to happen.
    - dopamean 3y ago
      They won't.
  - deeviant 3y ago
    If the 3rd part Apps did find some way to eat the cost, it would basically solve reddit's monetization problem. Redditors could feel good paying 10$/month to their favorite reddit ap developer, and not evil corpo Reddit, and reddit gets their money. This was probably the best-case-scenario Reddit was hoping for.
- dwayne_dibley 3y ago
  I honestly don't think it will matter though. I've no data, but I bet Reddit doesn't need this traffic, most people's mums will just use the Reddit app and not care.
  - graypegg 3y ago
    You’d think so, but your mother was coming to the site because it was moderated, and had regular interesting content. She probably wasn’t moderating or a top poster. Those people are the ones who are going to be pissed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule
eiiot 3y ago
Sync too. https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsync/comments/144jp3w/sync_will_shut_down_on_june_30_2023/ https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsync/comments/144jp3w/sync_wi...

by fooey 3y ago

dimgl 3y ago

This is pretty wild. I don't think I've ever seen something like this. I like it. I think Reddit needs to come down to reality.

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madeofpalk 3y ago
> I don't think I've ever seen something like this Except for what happened with Twitter a few months ago.
- stronglikedan 3y ago
  But Twitter is better, leaner, and more popular than ever now, and deservedly so, now that that sinking ship was righted. Reddit doesn't deserve anything like that after this.
  - petersellers 3y ago
    > But Twitter is better, leaner, and more popular than ever now, and deservedly so, now that that sinking ship was righted. Hopefully this is sarcasm, because in reality the opposite is true (except for the leaner part). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/technology/twitter-ad-sales-musk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/technology/twitter-ad-sal... https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-is-now-worth-a-third-of-what-musk-paid-for-it-fidelity-says-e66f61db https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-is-now-worth-a-third-of...
    - the_doctah 3y ago
      A company's monetary value is not necessarily tied to how well the app works for its users. Twitter is better for users now. Because it's not censored to high hell.
      - petersellers 3y ago
        > Twitter is better for users now This is a totally subjective statement. For me its the opposite: All I seem to see there in replies lately are tweets about culture war bullshit talking points that are 100% noise and 0% intellectual value. > Because it's not censored to high hell. Except in Turkey, apparently
  - madeofpalk 3y ago
    If you say so!
  - amatecha 3y ago
    Seriously? It's worse than ever. If I make the mistake of loading up that site, my only notifications are crypto spam and the homepage has really messed up ads every second post, like stuff I never want to see again (like some kind of effed up mosquito killer appliance which shows them dumping thousands of dead mosquitos onto the ground to demonstrate it works -- WTAF?) ... Combined with suppressing non-"checkmark" users, which basically means "pay to have your voice heard", nonexistent moderation, among countless other issues...
IAmGraydon 3y ago
You like it? This is the effect Reddit was trying to create - destroying third party apps which they are finding difficult to monetize. They're betting that these users will start using the website and the official Reddit app. How is this a good thing?
- bee_rider 3y ago
  I bet the only users they lose will be the real power-users, ya know, volunteer moderators and that sort. Hopefully for the owners’ sake they manage to finish their IPO before that whole situation explodes.
  - gtop3 3y ago
    > Hopefully for the owners’ sake they manage to finish their IPO before that whole situation explodes. That just kicks the can. After the IPO there are more owners on the hook if things go critically bad.
- dimgl 3y ago
  The only reason I said I like it is because I want Reddit to face repercussions for the decisions they're making. Sorry if it sounded any other way. This is absolutely awful for me as a user, especially since I used Apollo everyday. But something NEEDED to happen.
  - dopamean 3y ago
    They won't.
- deeviant 3y ago
  If the 3rd part Apps did find some way to eat the cost, it would basically solve reddit's monetization problem. Redditors could feel good paying 10$/month to their favorite reddit ap developer, and not evil corpo Reddit, and reddit gets their money. This was probably the best-case-scenario Reddit was hoping for.
dwayne_dibley 3y ago
I honestly don't think it will matter though. I've no data, but I bet Reddit doesn't need this traffic, most people's mums will just use the Reddit app and not care.
- graypegg 3y ago
  You’d think so, but your mother was coming to the site because it was moderated, and had regular interesting content. She probably wasn’t moderating or a top poster. Those people are the ones who are going to be pissed. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule

eiiot 3y ago

Sync too. https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsync/comments/144jp3w/sync_will_shut_down_on_june_30_2023/ https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsync/comments/144jp3w/sync_wi...