Oddbean new post about login | logout What's the deal with #Reddit? Been at work all day. #AskNostr
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I was wondering the same. 🤨
Reddit is a link aggregator website that had some of the best community ties I had ever seen. It had its problems I’ve the years but always pulled through. This year the company made the awful decision to cut off API usage unless third party apps were willing to pay exorbitant fees, so the apps all shut down. @Derek Ross posted there today to show them that nostr is likely the way forward for Reddit users, and everyone came to support. If you see any joining then welcome them
Thank you. @Derek Ross, Nice sunglasses 😎
Reddit went from building communities to chasing monies. They butchered API access which caused a two day Reddit blackout that thousands of subreddits supported. Mind you, some even closed their subs permanently. Then they removed the awards system which was a fun way for users to upvote and reward great content. To add insult to injury, they introduced what they called a "Contributor program" aka a KYC cash grab (only available in the US), then the final nail in the coffin was the removal of the Community Points system yesterday.
tl;dr - Reddit is going to shit, they keep making changes that hurt mods/users, people are looking for refuge.
