They don’t even want you to use the website I don’t think. They’ve even done experiments where they blocked people from using the mobile website. The more they want me to use their app, the more I want to avoid Reddit all together.

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    To them, loss of 3rd party users is insignificant because they’re users they weren’t able to monetize to begin with

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      If that insignificant number is disproportionately active users and moderators, then they will significantly feel it.

      At least until they just have bots commenting, posting, and moderating.

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        Everyone says that the loss of these 3rd party app users will destroy them, but I disagree. I don’t think that the quality of experience is as closely linked to profitability as most people think. Ad-Clicking viewers of cat gifs are blissfully unaware of the current fiasco.