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[–] 48 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

Amazing that he can't think of a way to make money that doesn't involve alienating the unpaid people who keep the place running.

I haven't abandoned Reddit entirely, but I'll never use the app...downloaded it once a year or two ago, and deleted it within an hour because it was ugly and confusing. I honestly think maybe the next phase of the protests, for those who still are active on Reddit, should be mass deletion of the app and using only the desktop site/mobile browser version. The API thing was meant to force people onto the app, so mass organizing to delete the app would hit them where it hurts.

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

    Is there any metric measuring that, though? Of course they track app downloads, and can tell if people are using it, but I don't know if there's any way for them to know who is actually keeping it on their phone. A mass deletion wouldn't mean anything unless it's by people who were already using it daily. Giving it a low rating on the app store might be seen though.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Yeah it would have to be mass deletion by people who use the app regularly, which (should) lead to a measurable reduction in traffic and ad revenue, assuming that those people would spend less time on reddit if they didn't have the app handy on their phones constantly anymore.

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