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Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by chaosjevil »

x3874 wrote: post #115
tomohelix wrote: post #15

It was my experience that Reddit stopped caring about its users a long time ago. I am convinced that Reddit unofficial motto is: "Moderators own the place they operate and are free to do whatever they want with it". So it isn't a surprise that the admins think they can do whatever they want with the entire site. For a less popular opinion, I don't sympathize at all with the reddit moderators who are up in arms about…

Isn't it like this at most places? Even here, where mob rule (the introverted ones hiding behind their downvote ability) oppresses contrarians? You know, the best choice is not to do general socializing via web. Specialized discussions okay. Spend your leisure time at a pub or similar places with the regulars. And bring a book in case you don't anyone meet up that day. So much more fun and relaxing than trying to arg…

>Isn't it like this at most places? Even here, where mob rule (the introverted ones hiding behind their downvote ability) oppresses contrarians?

To be fair Reddit has an additional issue:

Whoever is the top mod is based on seniority. This sort of system tends to attract basement dwellers with no social skills (even if those are essential for a good mod), who are there just for the power.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by polytely »

paganel wrote: post #147
FormerBandmate wrote: post #36

They are desperately trying to be TikTok. It will not work and has no chance of working. Look at their hilariously terrible acquisition of Dubsmash for $50 million (they converted it to a subreddit with 1.5k subscribers when they had 200 million users at their peak and touted having 25% of black teens in their acquisition press release. Every post is people saying the Reddit app sucks and asking where Dubsmash went)

> 25% of black teens in their acquisition press release Not necessarily illegal, but I had thought that, for sure, one shouldn't boast about heavily discriminatory race-related factoids, even if they thought that it would be for a "good" cause. Didn't they think what would have happened had they replaced the "black teens" in their press release with "white teens"?

No because it is a different thing. US black population has their own distinct culture (grown out of a shared struggle and history) that simply does not exist for the group that people call 'white'. In this case black teens isn't just pointing at skin color but at culture, one that is very valuable for the VC crowd because it's where cool stuff originates.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by raverbashing »

faangsticle wrote: post #43

> It looks like you’re part of one of our experiments. The logged-in mobile web experience is currently unavailable for a portion of users. To access the site you can log on via desktop, the mobile apps, or wait for the experiment to conclude. Wow. Most companies at least have the grace to allow users to opt out of these kind of experiments via a "labs" kind of configuration.

I don't think the flag works for "experiments" mandated from the higher-ups

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by The_Colonel »

jletienne wrote: post #29
_zzaw wrote: post #3

There is only one appropriate, effective response to disrespect, and that is to not reward the offending party. I made it a matter of principle to not use the Reddit app. Even if they removed all ads and made it an acceptable user experience, I'll never use the app as long as they are harassing me about it. It's simple. Don't reward bad behavior. Sometimes, denying obnoxious people something they want means denying y…

man I did this with facebook and it obliterated my social connections. it doesn’t make sense from a micro perspective, game theory sucks man i installed instagram in december and it’s so much easier to make friends. I feel in touch with what’s going on in the community

It's not a problem with reddit. I've been there maybe 15 years and never had a single "friend". I rotate the accounts every year or so, not a big issue.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by malikNF »

Until users understand their value. Companies will treat them like aholes.

If companies break your trust make them suffer. Leave. Find alternative or build them.

Any user who continues to use a platform and keep getting treated like a ahole deserves it. Look at recent netflix flip on password sharing, users rewarded them by giving them more subscriptions instead of leaving and finding alternatives.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by jojobas »

FormerBandmate wrote: post #36

They are desperately trying to be TikTok. It will not work and has no chance of working. Look at their hilariously terrible acquisition of Dubsmash for $50 million (they converted it to a subreddit with 1.5k subscribers when they had 200 million users at their peak and touted having 25% of black teens in their acquisition press release. Every post is people saying the Reddit app sucks and asking where Dubsmash went)

Where did you get the $50 million from? The actual amount seems to not have been disclosed and it sounds a bit low for the time and 200 million user base.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by phito »

lannisterstark wrote: post #116
x3874 wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are / were they really 'friends' though if doing so obliterated your connections? Most people tend to misclassify being friends with being open & friendly with another.

Yes. Putting people through hoops and then going "were we really friends if you didn't do it for me, huh, HUUUUH?" is a "I'm the main character" mindset. A friend recently deleted all his apps and he asks me I just email him if I want to talk. I'm just not gonna do that. I barely remember to email my work people.

Sorry but you're just a bad friend.

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by Apocryphon »

chaostheory wrote: post #138
donny2018 wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Silicon Valley (the show) level comical.

They ended that way too early. There is so much good content to write about now. I know it’s hard to transition, but do you really need (near) the full cast still?

What we really need is more shows to take up the concept and satirize modern tech (and SV specifically) from their own unique angles.

The only one that did was the short-lived Amazon original Betas, which had more irritating younger characters, yet for all of its memespeak it really did feel like it grokked the startup bubble culture well enough, especially since it was actually set in the SoMa of San Francisco, rather than Silicon Valley’s Palo Alto!

Re: Did Reddit just destroy mobile browser access?

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Post by chuchana »

mlyle wrote: post #91
SturgeonsLaw wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I for one will try to undo my past contributions to accelerate its decline. This is a great idea. I'm going to bulk edit then delete my old comments (I recall reading somewhere that editing them overwrites the original field in the database whereas deleting just sets a deleted flag). Destroys the value that I've created for free for that shitheap, plus it's helpful to make doxxing me harder.

I just bulk-edited them so I could leave a message about why the comment is gone.

Would you mind sharing how?
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