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> The protest really does seem to me like a "cut my nose off to spite my face" protest. It's a bit of both - reddit exists and is profitable because of user en
by w0m 3y ago
> The protest really does seem to me like a "cut my nose off to spite my face" protest.
It's a bit of both - reddit exists and is profitable because of user engagement/activity.
Reddit is shutting down primary way many (most?) user prefer to access it.
The symbolism of making communities dark isn't just to hurt Reddit; it's also to forshadow the state of the apparent NewWorld reddit is ushering in.
- joemi 3y ago> Reddit is shutting down primary way many (most?) user prefer to access it. I doubt that most people using reddit use third party apps. I even doubt many people do.
- that_guy_iain 3y agoApollo has 1.2 million users, 900k daily users. Reddit has 50m daily users. 400m monthly. I would say power users are more likely to use third party apps. But even of the power users it's a percentage.