I actually won three “poster of the year” awards on reddit last year. I am very familiar with it.
The things that she got them all worked up over were things that need to be done in order to monetize the site...and keep them in business.
I think reddit is great when it’s good.
Wow we’ve got a celeb in the house :)
I don’t blame them for a drive to profitability, as long as it doesn’t destroy usability. I’ve seen nothing egregious so far.
My beef is with some of the dictatorial admin behaviour like shadow bans, and completely ignoring user opinion. Digg fell over similar behaviour. If they chill, then I’ll stick around, even as I explore new forums like voat.
Since you both seem well acquainted with this site, I’d be curious to learn your take on the kerfuffle - what happened? Was it simply a reaction to attempts at monetizing, or were there political considerations wherein censorship, etc. became a problem? I’d rather hear your perspectives than what mainstream sources (of course both of you may be just that!) might say.