The website has been knocking it out of the park for popular decisions lately /s

We all know this is happening with Reddit gold, however I thought it would be relevant to point out that there has been fallout amongst Reddit Premium subscribers.

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  • esty
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    what I take from this, though, is that even with the anger against Reddit, there’s no talk of leaving in the comments on that post!

    you hate the site and all of their changes so much and it’s only been getting worse… why do you stay? even the content is already worse, and even worse on the subs that have the new Reddit tipping system… why stay?

    #reddit #lemmy #fediverse #kbin

    • Izzgo
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      01 year ago

      the new Reddit tipping system

      I haven’t heard about this tipping system. ELI5?

        • Madison_rogueOP
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          Put anything to a vote
          Run weighted polls to make big decisions in your community, like getting input on rules changes or deciding how to distribute Points.

          Unlike regular polls, these polls give a larger voice to people who have contributed more to the community. The more Community Points someone has earned, the more weight their vote carries.

          This will end well…

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          What they’re really looking for are a bunch of whales to drive engagement.

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            Call me a cynic but I suspect the biggest ‘contributor’ to r/product will end up being product’s marketing department account, likewise with r/country and party-political apparatchiks. The move is elegant in a way: Reddit Inc can ruin true democratic operation of subs by turning subscribers into shareholders (which wards off repeats of mod activism) and simultaneously provide further cover to astroturfers (lots of points = Time and Effort™ = good faith actor).

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              Oh, absolutely this is the case. Reddit could even run bot accounts to gain a lion’s share of points for any particular sub they want to control, thereby stifling any sort of protest or activism authorized by sub vote.