I still revert back to the old UI when using Reddit. It’s an option you can find in the top right dropdown menu.
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#22The only way I can stomach using Reddit is via Reddit Sync.
I firmly believe that soon Reddit will prevent third party clients from using their API. Perhaps there'll be a subscription service where paid accounts can still use it with their client of choice, or maybe they'll just kill the ecosystem in an attempt to get people on the official app. Either way, that's me done with it.
The hostility makes it somewhere I'm just unenthusiastic about visiting. It's a Facebook-style manouvre.
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#23Surely the most annoying thing is the endless requests to download the app. So irritating! I refuse to download it just because they insist so hard. Reddit is the most basic site ever, there is absolutely no need for me to have an app.
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#24Hostile design either makes the user login (a user reddit can monetize) or makes the user to close the site (a user reddit can't monetize, thus no need to waste resources), both scenarios is a win for reddit.
Third scenario: People keep using it in anger until something better shows up, and by that time there will be enough unhappy people to spark a growing community in the New Place.
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#25I still revert back to the old UI when using Reddit. It’s an option you can find in the top right dropdown menu.
I used to do that as well, but I really don't want to use them at all.
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#26The only way I can stomach using Reddit is via Reddit Sync. I firmly believe that soon Reddit will prevent third party clients from using their API. Perhaps there'll be a subscription service where paid accounts can still use it with their client of choice, or maybe they'll just kill the ecosystem in an attempt to get people on the official app. Either way, that's me done with it. The hostility makes it somewhere I'm…
Honestly, paying for API might be a better monetization strategy then just actively shitting on their users.
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#27Hostile design either makes the user login (a user reddit can monetize) or makes the user to close the site (a user reddit can't monetize, thus no need to waste resources), both scenarios is a win for reddit.
The non-monetized user would still give content and attention to reddit. It seems to me that reddit moved from growth to monetization / exploitation.
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#29Teddit.net or Apollo are the only ways to use Reddit without goong crazy.
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The alternative monetization model is usually subscriptions / freemium features. These don't usually work out for social media sites as people are not willing to pay for user generated content, and the main draw is the content itself so freemium features are usually not high-value enough. Thus, the only remaining viable model is ads.
That's one of the things I suggest. Copy Patreon. They've shown that users are willing to pay for "user generated content"
Isn't that basically Medium?