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metalingus ,

Was there any indication something like this was coming?

Also, I only learned last 1-2 months during the API fiasco that Reddit had some weird NFT thing going on.. Are they just trying to find anything that will stick?

Chozo ,

It's rumored that Reddit is about to launch a new "creator program" that will pay Redditors for high-karma activity on the site. This change is probably meant to accommodate this new feature.

nicetriangle ,
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Sounds like they’re desperate to keep power users on board

VulcanSphere ,
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All for the "engagement rate" to be presented during IPO.

mrbubblesort ,
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Instead what they'll get is a metric shitton of bots trying to game the system, further tanking the site

density ,
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how is paying people going to "keep them profit oriented til profits arrive"?

how could they even have the cashflow to support that? money isn't free anymore

Chozo ,

how could they even have the cashflow to support that?

I'm guessing new deals with advertisers. These changes will incentivize more neutral, advertiser-friendly comments on their platform. I imagine that's going to make them more lucrative to advertisers going forward, so that their ads are shown next to harmless memes instead of bad-faith political arguments in cat pic subreddits.

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