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The protest is being driven by the moderators who do the free labor. They are being mistreated by not being able to use the 3rd party apps that make their (unpa
by thefourthchime 3y ago
The protest is being driven by the moderators who do the free labor. They are being mistreated by not being able to use the 3rd party apps that make their (unpaid!) job easier.
Reddit, now seemingly desperate for money, decided they needed to jack up the API prices. This is after squandering a fortune on VC on a bloated dev team making stupid features like NFTs. If they hadn't blown so much money and created an expensive wasteful company, they wouldn't find themselves in this situation.
Now they're dumping on their most valuable users, the unpaid moderators to squeeze anything from the bottom line.
It's disgusting, and I'm done with Reddit. I deleted my 8yo account. I hope the CEO gets fired and it burns to the ground. Hopefully something better rises from the ashes.
- satvikpendem 3y agoNo one has to mod. If they don't or can't mod anymore, then they can leave, but shutting down the subs behind them is a different story. I guarantee this drama will pass within a few months, if that. It's really no different than other Reddit dramas over the years. And, you hope the CEO gets fired for...increasing revenue and decreasing costs? I'm pretty sure the investors are well aware of this move and support it wholeheartedly in time for the IPO.
- alsetmusic 3y ago> I hope the CEO gets fired and it burns to the ground. I hope the CEO gets fired and Reddit becomes a place where I want to spend time again.
- q1w2 3y ago> I deleted my 8yo account. Then why even participate in this conversation about Reddit? This is like me going on a Jeep forum to complain about the Jeep Wrangler I sold 9 years ago.
- operatingthetan 3y ago>This is like me going on a Jeep forum to complain about the Jeep Wrangler I sold 9 years ago. No, it is like complaining about a Jeep you bought 9 years ago and sold yesterday.