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Reddit is getting rid of its Gold awards system
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I finally figured out what's going on. Someone at reddit asked, "ChatGPT, what are the 10 most damaging things reddit could do to alienate users and decrease its value?" They then began working on the checklist... they're up to, what, 5?
For interest's sake I asked ChatGPT...
Wow, this is actually incredibly interesting if this is what ChatGPT spat out. Every corporation now thinks “AI is the future” and what you posted is essentially what Reddit has done the last few years. But I doubt they asked for 10 most damaging things. I’m curious what other prompts would put out similar bullet points, say, “what 10 things should I do with my social media company to ensure a successful IPO”
How to get a successful IPO
🏆 for an old meme comment.
Yeah, this is the actual output. I was active on Reddit for a long, long time, I wish there was a way to bring across all my content, but even if not, I'm still happy to restart on Lemmy.
I count 6/10.
Killing off the free api made some sense. Killing off perks for the resisters who actually pay them money is just the dumbest thing possible.
I don’t think many objected to monetizing the API.
The issue is cost, and the lack of time for transition.
The Apollo developer said it clearly: How the hell do you put millions of dollars on a credit card. Oh and I am pretty sure a debit card would not allow a million dollar transaction even IF the user had the money to pay it.
If Reddit had announced reasonable pricing 6-12 months in advance, most apps could have transitioned, including Apollo.
Reddit also could have required Reddit Premium for API access and offered revenue sharing for app developers that onboarded users.
There were so many better ways to handle this.