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Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] 93 points 3 years ago (23 children)

did they just... k kk kill a source of... i in income?!?!??!!

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  • [–] 65 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children)

    They have something worse up their sleeves

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I think that reddit's "going public" guru squad doesn't want redditors to be able to have any control on what content is pushed to the top of the queue. That is just a guess, though.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Then why don't they just alter the algorithm or remove any coin-related influence? The average redditor does not care/know that gilded posts reach the top.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago*

    Because it causes engineering overhead that perhaps no one there wants to do. And when reddit gets its IPO it will no longer give a hoot and an half about the "average redditor" because profit suddenly becomes the only thing that matters to shareholderds.

    What I am saying is that the visibility that coins make is prolly not inline with the people that want to use reddit to push products, shows, and ideologies for profit.

    It is just about control.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Giving someone a reward gives them some Reddit premium, including coins they can spend. Wouldn't be surprised if they relaunch it, in a way where everyone loses

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago

    I got a message saying I apparently have premium and/or coins, and to use them before they expire.

    But, even before the Reddit plague I had no way of even knowing that, because I used old Reddit and RiF.

    Anyway, my point is that this change only affects official Reddit app users, and new Reddit users.

    So Reddit found a way to take stuff away from the users who weren't directly affected by the third-party app shutdowns.

    It's a genius way to make sure everyone is pissed off all at once.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Exactly, I liked getting free premium sometimes. One of the very few, possibly only things I'd see in my inbox and feel happy about.

    Oh, an award? On what comment? That one! Who gave it to me? Let's thank them! Oh, free premium for a month? Awesome!

    Funny they'd do away with them bc those were almost the only things in the inbox that brought joy. All of the rest was:

    1: you have been permanently banned from participating in r/Everything-Ever because you made an innocuous comment on a sub that differs from our ideology. You can appeal this but we'll probably just ignore your Nazi ass.

    2: Reply from u/NothingBetterToComplainAbout: "Um, okay, so you said that you "Spazzed out". Glad you've outed yourself as an ableist prick that hates people with epilepsy!"

    3: Reply from u/Sensitive: "What a fatphobic fuck you are. Completely ignoring that the majority of obese people are that way due to genetic factors? It has NOTHING to do with diet or exercise and they were born this way!"

    4: Reply from u/beatingAdeadHorse on AITA: Bruh, she had NO obligation to call an ambulance when her mother was having a heart attack. I don't care if she did beg for help, that doesn't magically bestow responsibility! (Clap) NO (CLAP) ONE (CLAP) HAS (CLAP) ANY OBLIGATION (CLAP!) TO HELP (CLAP!) ANYONE ELSE!! (CLAP!)

    5: Reply from u/Political in r/politics: Apolitical? Ha, cought you undercover Nazi. No one is apolitical.

    6: Message from r/MoreSubs: You have been permanently banned for saying the following: "Can straight men really be lesbians? That makes no sense?" - Note from moderation team: Delete yourself, anyone can be anything they say they are and you must allow your reality to be shaped by their imagination. It's not enough to call them by their preferred pronouns, you must accept it and believe it deep down in your heart, you vile piece of elephant shit we'll know if you're lying.

    7: AWARD ENCLOSED: Someone has liked your comment so much that they've given it the "BEST COMMENT THROUGHOUT ETERNITY!" Award. This comment was handpicked by Jesus Christ himself as his favorite, which means, YOU are his favorite! Yes, this is literal confirmation that Jesus Loves you and you have been pre-accepted into heaven for an eternity of bliss! ALSO: You get one free month of Reddit premium, AD FREE! AND 750 coins of which you can use to pass on the blessings!

    Message from award-giver: This is Jesus Christ, I love you my son. I have seen the woes in your inbox and admire your good works in spreading the message of God around Reddit. I can't wait to see you in heaven, my son, until then I will always be watching but don't worry, I've already accepted you into heaven so you won't fail and go to hell no matter what!

    8: YOU PUECE YX ASSHOLE I HTE U!

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yeah, while my politics are typically fairly in line with the average Reddit user, I have little tolerance for bandwagoning or purposely misconstruing the opposition, so I always tried to emphasize that "while I totally agree with X, we shouldn't pretend that there's some huge outcry for Y or that Z is actually illegal anywhere in the US." Usually didn't matter, and I got banned anyway.

    But I guess when your identity is super wrapped up in being online and a mod, you need to feel like you got a win against the evils of the world.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    They're incompetent but I'm confident they're at least going to put out some dumb replacement system ready by the time they have that karma to cash system.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    That stuff also costs next to nothing to maintain. Thus proving that spez is even more stupid than we already thought. Now he's just getting downright hitleresque, a comic book villain lmao

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    Please don't dilute Hitler by referencing him for something as trivial as removing gold awards.

    One sent millions to the gas chamber with the specific goal of committing actual genocide. The other? No longer lets you waste money to bro-5 a meme post. Be better.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I’ll use any references I like, it’s a free country

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