• orbit@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Idk, this isn’t simply about making and selling a widgit or service. It’s an interesting other in which the vast majority of the product and service is created and run by the same users. Reddit just creates a space but people don’t really care about the space generally. They care about what happens in the space that the users create and moderate. The users can just find another hangout which could eliminate the need for the space.

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      1 year ago

      I’d argue it is exactly that - the space to post whatever floats your boat is the service they’re selling. There are also a bunch of other transactions where you’re the product, but that’s not the point here.

      Which is why I’ve switched to Lemmy. I’m under to illusion Reddit owes me or the moderators anything. Nobody from Reddit had ever forced anyone to moderate anything.

      I’ve loved their service; I don’t anymore - hence I’m here.

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        1 year ago

        Well that’s the point the article was making. The actions reddit took aren’t in line with the user base and as such they questioned it and many have decided to move elsewhere.