We will see one final huge wave, when Redditors see how their third party apps are not working on July 1. Few apps that do work will start to break, except RedReader that got a non-profit exception, being a well made app for blind users.
Exactly. A lot of what the protests did was embolden Spez. He basically thinks he can do whatever he wants now, but the expression “the straw that broke the camel’s back” applies here. He’s gonna keep making unpopular decisions that eventually make the site unusable for even the casual user.
We will see one final huge wave, when Redditors see how their third party apps are not working on July 1. Few apps that do work will start to break, except RedReader that got a non-profit exception, being a well made app for blind users.
I anticipate multiple waves to come over the next few years, as Reddit implements common strategies ahead of, or after, its IPO; including:
It’s all about the slow boil.
Exactly. A lot of what the protests did was embolden Spez. He basically thinks he can do whatever he wants now, but the expression “the straw that broke the camel’s back” applies here. He’s gonna keep making unpopular decisions that eventually make the site unusable for even the casual user.
I agree with this. RedReader is great for me even though I’m not blind.
I’m leaving my Reddit account behind permanently next week for Lemmy, been weaning off for two months and doing my farewell to Reddit tour.