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What was the subreddit that represented to you the best example of downspiral of quality? To me it was /r/dataisbeautiful (kbin.social)

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At first it was all about presenting data in an original looking way. In the end it was about pushing political ideas in your throat using a plain bar graph. It was not about sharing something interesting you found but about taking advantage of a captive audience.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reddit has clearly gone the route of TikTok and Facebook: engagement >> user experience

It’s no mystery why Reddit feels so negative these days

[–] pinchcramp 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Since engagement is what they can measure and sell to advertisers that is understandable, no? While ignoring users may negatively affect Reddit in the long run, I'm not sure that making a good platform actually increases Reddit's revenue.

As long as people keep coming back because they need their dopamine fix, Reddit can serve them ads.

And it's not just tech companies that operate like that. Look at the food industry. There's countless companies that sell products that are bad for their customers but what matters is that they get low-key addicted and keep buying shitty burgers, chips, sodas etc.