Steve Huffman, the Reddit CEO, told NBC News in an interview that a user protest on the site this week is led by a minority of moderators and doesn’t have wide support.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, democracy simply doesn't work
The CEO of Sears was a true believer of the Ayn Rand cult and turned every department into a little warring fiefdom struggling to get basic funding. It worked as well as anything else Ayn Rand believed in, especially with the absence of perpetual motion machines and magic alloys. :dumpster-fire:
If the recent history of enshittification on the internet is any guide, it’s more likely that it will lead to a situation where it’s intentionally vague what’s a subreddit-as-business and what’s a regular sub. And I’m sure we’d see algorithm games where the subs that pony up extra cash appear higher in searches and are more likely to be in the Recommended For You subreddits.
How likely is that thisll create a Sears situation (or smthn like it)
Wdym?
The CEO of Sears was a true believer of the Ayn Rand cult and turned every department into a little warring fiefdom struggling to get basic funding. It worked as well as anything else Ayn Rand believed in, especially with the absence of perpetual motion machines and magic alloys. :dumpster-fire:
https://youtu.be/xuBrGaVhjcI?t=925
If the recent history of enshittification on the internet is any guide, it’s more likely that it will lead to a situation where it’s intentionally vague what’s a subreddit-as-business and what’s a regular sub. And I’m sure we’d see algorithm games where the subs that pony up extra cash appear higher in searches and are more likely to be in the Recommended For You subreddits.