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Why is it so important for Reddit to get you on the app? A daily active user is the same, you can still serve apps, still control your UX and still track. I’m sure they lose more users by throwing up the banner to people who can’t be bothered or don’t want to download the app.
I wonder if they have any reason for driving people to the app other than "it's harder to use ad blockers".
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That's how Americans say "lots of the cool kids use the app".
Yeah, GP, this is not so much race thing as it is a cultural "where the cool kids are" thing.
I blame Reddit's leadership for bad decision making. They have basically decided to apply every known dark and anti pattern. I remember when they started using those annoying pop ups to ask people if they want to rather use the official app or continue. Then suddenly for some links only the Reddit app would work. Nowadays I try to avoid clicking on Reddit links when I am on mobile.
Why is it so important for Reddit to get you on the app? A daily active user is the same, you can still serve apps, still control your UX and still track. I’m sure they lose more users by throwing up the banner to people who can’t be bothered or don’t want to download the app.
With firefox on Android i have ublock origin, on the reddit app i don't - I'm forced to watch their ads however they feed them.
Plus, push notifications like "have you seen this post?" and "your comment got 10 upvotes!"
If you want piece-of-mind, don't build sandcastles on a corporation's beach with the waves lapping at your feet.
What is the sandcastle in this story? Safari? EDIT: Forgive me, I’m cranky. Of course the communities resting on Reddit’s beach are themselves the castles. I’m so tunnel-visioned on the API aspect that only used that lens.
Why is it so important for Reddit to get you on the app? A daily active user is the same, you can still serve apps, still control your UX and still track. I’m sure they lose more users by throwing up the banner to people who can’t be bothered or don’t want to download the app.
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…
This is mathematically backed.
In the game of prisoners dilemma if someone chooses to defect (bad behavior) rather than cooperate, and you choose to cooperate (reward bad behavior), bad behavior becomes a winning strategy, so you can expect even more bad behavior in the future.