I keep thinking this would have been a much better sell to devs and to users. I have always used Sync, and Boost. I tried the official app a few times, but really only used it for the chat feature. I didn’t want to pay for it, but (I am embarrassed to admit it) I would pay premium to keep my app. I think this would have worked out better for Reddit than the garbage they are pulling right now.

Would that have been a more reasonable solution in your opinion as well?

  • Fickle_Ferret@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Hah, no. Are you asking if I want to pay for access to a platform that is already dependant on its users to create or aggregate content, while they are already making ad money off my eyeballs? Heck, no, never. If that site cannot make enough money on ads alone, while being one /were of the most visited non-porn sites on the internet, then maybe they should reconsider their other expenses. E.x. Is it really necessary to have a downtown office in an expensive us city, or pay out high CEO wages. I can only really conclude that they are being stupid about this. If they want me back, they are going to have to beg.

  • heartlessevil@lemmy.one
    1·
    1 year ago

    I would have considered that at the start, but at this point they’ve damaged their ecosystem so much, and correspondingly Lemmy has grown a lot, so I don’t see why I would go back either way.

  • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I would have IF it had been the solution Reddit had came up with in the first place AND they hadn’t destroyed my trust in them with their handling of the protests.

    I have an issue with your proposed solution though: it does not address the use case of moderation / accessibility / utility tools and bots.