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The Reddit Blackout Is Breaking Reddit (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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“They’re shooting themselves in the foot,” Mir says. “The content of the users is what makes the platform worth visiting. These hosts kind of run into this confusion that their hosting is the reason people are going there, but it’s really for the other users on the medium.”

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mir offers another business metaphor for the tension on Reddit: “If you have a really good music venue, but you break relations with every notable artist, you’re not going to be a very successful venue. You need to really prioritize the needs of the folks providing the value on your platform.”

Brilliant. Reddit looks out at a crowd of people at a packed show and says "ok we could lose 5%". But those are the ones who return another night as musicians. And you cant run a music venue long term with open mic 7 nights per week.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Plus, you shut down the pipeline. No one's going to make the jump from the other 95% if the content sucks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Plus you dont want to pay bouncers so the number of assholes is going to keep creeping up