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[–] 13 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

100% unaffected? It makes their data worth a lot less for AI training. Even if they keep comment history, these are edits - how do you determine which edit to use? Using all of them poisons the data, and picking one risks doing the same.

On top of that, reddit has quickly become a non-source for opinions... I used to append "reddit" to any search where I wanted candid feedback, but absolutely would never do that these days. That's less traffic, which is less ad money, which comprises the vast majority of their revenue. Reputation is virtually the only thing that matters for search, and Reddit's reputation has been sliding for years.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    That’s less traffic, which is less ad money, which comprises the vast majority of their revenue.

    and how many people do the same thing you do? they don't really care about 1% of dedicated users...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    ...you're joking, right? There is not a company in the world that is happy to ignore 1/100th of their revenue disappearing.

    Is it going to kill reddit? Of course not. Are they "100% unaffected?" Of course not.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There is not a company in the world that is happy to ignore 1/100th of their revenue disappearing

    except we are talking about USERS disappearing, not revenue. it is likely that revenue actually increased, because x+n (where n > 0) people paying more than zero generating more than zero is bigger number than x generating zero.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    the more technical helpful users are likely to do it, you think the vast majority of users give helpful comments?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    you are forgetting that reddit is not just coders and sysadmins.

    people writing comments about - i don't know - sneakers, might not care about the reddit drama at all. and all comments are helpful as AI training material - don't succumb to the biased idea that only what interests you is important or "helpful"

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