In short, they want money, and they don't care if you have to suffer for it.
Ask HN: Why is Reddit so slow and unreliable?
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Re: Ask HN: Why is Reddit so slow and unreliable?
#12I assume they want to nudge everyone onto their app so they can bypass ad blocking and anti tracking efforts. Just like Instagram, tiktok, Snapchat, Pinterest, etc.
Re: Ask HN: Why is Reddit so slow and unreliable?
#13i used their iOS app, and they seem to have an outage around once every two weeks. other than that the performance is fine. it must be a front end problem
I have until now just assumed they want the website to suck so that you are more likely to install the APP. But now as I think about it a bit deeper that seams a bit to crazy.
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#14Re: Ask HN: Why is Reddit so slow and unreliable?
#15i used their iOS app, and they seem to have an outage around once every two weeks. other than that the performance is fine. it must be a front end problem
Um i noticed this to. The IOS app runs smooth but the website is barely functional on IOS. It is not uncommon for me to give up and close down Reddit cause i can’t open a post. I have until now just assumed they want the website to suck so that you are more likely to install the APP. But now as I think about it a bit deeper that seams a bit to crazy.
I'd bet there's some super frustrated PM/TL who knows what to do and wants to fix it but isn't allowed to spend any time on it.
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#16Re: Ask HN: Why is Reddit so slow and unreliable?
#17reddit mobile breaks down 25% of the time for me...
Re: Ask HN: Why is Reddit so slow and unreliable?
#18I built an alternative Reddit client, if you know TweetDeck, then you might like Rdddeck.
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#20* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrewshu....