Reddit now promotes posts with 0 karma
Reddit now promotes posts with 0 karma
Posted in r/RedditAlternatives by u/F-b • 26 points and 11 comments
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- https://old.reddit.com/r/RedditAlternatives/comments/1frcdxs/it_looks_like_reddit_is_currently_trying_new_ways/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1fqmwid/has_the_reddit_algorithm_recently_changed/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/1fmo04b/reddit_is_purposely_pushing_political_posts/
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This is kind of a huge turning point.
It would mean reddit is discarding the biggest thing that makes it different from all the other algo-driven "engagement"-fueled social platforms.
It would mean reddit is discarding the biggest thing that makes it different from all the other algo-driven “engagement”-fueled social platforms.
Yup. And it's a bad trade in its case - because even if it leads to more engagement, it makes it too similar to considerably larger platforms, so there's no point staying in Reddit instead of, say, Facebook.
Becoming more like the competition might make sense, if you completely blind yourself to the fact that the customers you do have are the people who don't like the competition.
When I worked for Lowe’s recently, I had the distinct impression the company was trying to evolve to be more similar to Amazon, including:
- Less staff in stores
- Less inventory in stores; logistics to be handled from independent central locations
- More focus on online sales
To me the idea of trying to become more similar to a giant like Amazon is foolish.
It’s like complaining that you never get to step into the ring with Mohammad Ali.