• jeebus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Not only that, once reddit IPOs they are tied to wallstreet and must beat wallstreet quarterly estimates or else. They already had trouble turning a profit, they are going to pound the users with shit no one wants. That was already happening, but it’s going to get worse.

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      1 year ago

      It’s almost a relief that I was (relatively) recently introduced to 3rd party apps that it made me care enough to move to Kbin in protest of Reddit’s actions. The future there is bleak.

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        1 year ago

        Been on Reddit for 4 years. Almost exclusively used the official app. I was completely irritated by the ads disguised as posts. @ChristianSelig posts about the API drama and I tried out a few of the 3PAs. What in the name of God was I ever doing on the official app?

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          The ads disguised as posts annoyed me so much I nearly left a year ago. I found a way to block them, but I’m glad to have found a substitute I can use.