▲ 1140 ▼ Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 200 comments fedilink hide all child comments Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards::Reddit, which is still dealing with the fallout from its last controversial decision, said it plans to phase out coins and awards.
[+] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 83 points 3 years ago (17 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 32 points 3 years ago (2 children) As someone who would never pay for reddit coins or premium, it's still pretty easy to identify with them. They paid for a product and now it's being removed with no compensation or refund. That's total bullshit regardless of what the product was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pika@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago sounds like an easy chargeback claim if that's the case, "service not rendered/doesn't exist anymore" might lose the acct out of it but who really cares at this point permalink fedilink source parent [+] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] 1bluepixel@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 years ago (4 children) I hated the "coin culture" with a passion (hey, look, it's Bill Gates, let's give him tons of paid emoticons he won't care about!), but it's clear this move is part of Reddit's further enshittification. You can bet whatever replaces coins will be even shittier, and I think Reddit's users know it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) My bet? NFTs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] canopylions@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) reddit does have a rather thriving nft market for avatars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Surely this isn't true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] max@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is. permalink fedilink source parent [–] can@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) I can't identify with giving reddit money but I can sympathize with people who were saving monthly coins they paid for. Seriously, it has to be deliberate now. Why piss off your most loyal, paying customers? Is it a test? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Yeah, it’s a mystery to me how much money they got from these types of things. It’s a company that is supposedly not profitable, yet there is online rage about something some people bought. It makes me wonder about so much. First, I had no idea so many people payed money for these things. Second, Reddit wants us to believe, through legal loophole magic and accounting, that it is not profitable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ducks@ducks.dev 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yea I think the outrage is or should be directed at removing the already given awards. Just to go and wipe everything is not a great idea permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Especially gold. The other awards were arguably bloat, but gold was iconic to reddit. All those classic posts now missing their gold seems wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) Especially taking things away from people who prepaid for those things permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) People that are wasteful enough to prepay for that kind of nonsense sort of have it coming to them. Still, I agree that it's not nice to do that. However, I have more important things to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Sometimes prepaying is the more frugal option, since there's usually a discount for buying in bulk. As of January of this year, I wouldn't have believed you if you had told me that Reddit was going to do something so egregious that I would permanently stop browsing there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Any kind of paying for this kind of junk, whether it's prepay or not, is a waste of money and people should just stop doing it. There are far better things to do with money than to buy some digital thing-a-ma-bob that is useless and can disappear any old time at the whim of the web site owner. I mean, I could make the same argument about knickknacks, because they're silly and collect dust. However, a web site can't remove them from your house. So, even a knickknack that collects dust is a better purchase than digital coins and awards and all that other bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] _number8_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago i used coins basically as a bookmark feature for great posts; it was nice to give a treat to a good poster as well. so incredibly stupid they're destroying the site like this permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whatsarefoogee@lemmy.world 32 points 3 years ago (2 children) As someone who would never pay for reddit coins or premium, it's still pretty easy to identify with them. They paid for a product and now it's being removed with no compensation or refund. That's total bullshit regardless of what the product was. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pika@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago sounds like an easy chargeback claim if that's the case, "service not rendered/doesn't exist anymore" might lose the acct out of it but who really cares at this point permalink fedilink source parent [+] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pika@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago sounds like an easy chargeback claim if that's the case, "service not rendered/doesn't exist anymore" might lose the acct out of it but who really cares at this point permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1bluepixel@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 years ago (4 children) I hated the "coin culture" with a passion (hey, look, it's Bill Gates, let's give him tons of paid emoticons he won't care about!), but it's clear this move is part of Reddit's further enshittification. You can bet whatever replaces coins will be even shittier, and I think Reddit's users know it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) My bet? NFTs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] canopylions@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) reddit does have a rather thriving nft market for avatars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Surely this isn't true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] max@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 3 years ago (3 children) My bet? NFTs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] canopylions@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) reddit does have a rather thriving nft market for avatars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Surely this isn't true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] max@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] canopylions@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) reddit does have a rather thriving nft market for avatars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechnoBabble@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Surely this isn't true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] max@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TechnoBabble@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Surely this isn't true. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] max@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] max@feddit.nl 4 points 3 years ago It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) I can't identify with giving reddit money but I can sympathize with people who were saving monthly coins they paid for. Seriously, it has to be deliberate now. Why piss off your most loyal, paying customers? Is it a test? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Yeah, it’s a mystery to me how much money they got from these types of things. It’s a company that is supposedly not profitable, yet there is online rage about something some people bought. It makes me wonder about so much. First, I had no idea so many people payed money for these things. Second, Reddit wants us to believe, through legal loophole magic and accounting, that it is not profitable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago Yeah, it’s a mystery to me how much money they got from these types of things. It’s a company that is supposedly not profitable, yet there is online rage about something some people bought. It makes me wonder about so much. First, I had no idea so many people payed money for these things. Second, Reddit wants us to believe, through legal loophole magic and accounting, that it is not profitable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ducks@ducks.dev 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yea I think the outrage is or should be directed at removing the already given awards. Just to go and wipe everything is not a great idea permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Especially gold. The other awards were arguably bloat, but gold was iconic to reddit. All those classic posts now missing their gold seems wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago Especially gold. The other awards were arguably bloat, but gold was iconic to reddit. All those classic posts now missing their gold seems wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (3 children) Especially taking things away from people who prepaid for those things permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) People that are wasteful enough to prepay for that kind of nonsense sort of have it coming to them. Still, I agree that it's not nice to do that. However, I have more important things to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Sometimes prepaying is the more frugal option, since there's usually a discount for buying in bulk. As of January of this year, I wouldn't have believed you if you had told me that Reddit was going to do something so egregious that I would permanently stop browsing there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Any kind of paying for this kind of junk, whether it's prepay or not, is a waste of money and people should just stop doing it. There are far better things to do with money than to buy some digital thing-a-ma-bob that is useless and can disappear any old time at the whim of the web site owner. I mean, I could make the same argument about knickknacks, because they're silly and collect dust. However, a web site can't remove them from your house. So, even a knickknack that collects dust is a better purchase than digital coins and awards and all that other bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) People that are wasteful enough to prepay for that kind of nonsense sort of have it coming to them. Still, I agree that it's not nice to do that. However, I have more important things to worry about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Sometimes prepaying is the more frugal option, since there's usually a discount for buying in bulk. As of January of this year, I wouldn't have believed you if you had told me that Reddit was going to do something so egregious that I would permanently stop browsing there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Any kind of paying for this kind of junk, whether it's prepay or not, is a waste of money and people should just stop doing it. There are far better things to do with money than to buy some digital thing-a-ma-bob that is useless and can disappear any old time at the whim of the web site owner. I mean, I could make the same argument about knickknacks, because they're silly and collect dust. However, a web site can't remove them from your house. So, even a knickknack that collects dust is a better purchase than digital coins and awards and all that other bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Sometimes prepaying is the more frugal option, since there's usually a discount for buying in bulk. As of January of this year, I wouldn't have believed you if you had told me that Reddit was going to do something so egregious that I would permanently stop browsing there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Any kind of paying for this kind of junk, whether it's prepay or not, is a waste of money and people should just stop doing it. There are far better things to do with money than to buy some digital thing-a-ma-bob that is useless and can disappear any old time at the whim of the web site owner. I mean, I could make the same argument about knickknacks, because they're silly and collect dust. However, a web site can't remove them from your house. So, even a knickknack that collects dust is a better purchase than digital coins and awards and all that other bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Any kind of paying for this kind of junk, whether it's prepay or not, is a waste of money and people should just stop doing it. There are far better things to do with money than to buy some digital thing-a-ma-bob that is useless and can disappear any old time at the whim of the web site owner. I mean, I could make the same argument about knickknacks, because they're silly and collect dust. However, a web site can't remove them from your house. So, even a knickknack that collects dust is a better purchase than digital coins and awards and all that other bullshit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago i used coins basically as a bookmark feature for great posts; it was nice to give a treat to a good poster as well. so incredibly stupid they're destroying the site like this permalink fedilink source parent