'Unlike some of the 3P [third-party] apps, we are not profitable,' Steve Huffman says in defending the move to charge for high-volume API access.
  • KeavesSharpi@lemmy.ml
    17·
    1 year ago

    “we’re going dark for two days!” isn’t going to change anything. reddit mods live for reddit. Why would they leave?

    • tlongstretch@lemmy.world
      17·
      1 year ago

      “Nobody goes there anymore, its too crowded.”

      Really, though. What’s the point of contributing to a thread that already has hundreds of top level posts. Something new and fresh is worth a try.

    • Mishmash2000@lemmy.nz
      7·
      1 year ago

      It changed something for me. Sure I might have changed sooner or later anyway but the 48 hours created awareness and provided a moment of time in which to look into alternatives.