• whotookkarl@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I don’t think mods and “power users” that stayed after last year are necessarily against reddit succeeding, just not willing to buy in at a 6.5bil valuation for a company that can’t turn a profit and lost 90+ mil last year and 700+ cumulative. The CEO got 193 mil last year it’s clear where their priorities are. And after the bad will they gained last year burning mods and third party apps it’s not a big surprise many are watching with a big ol’ bucket of popcorn.

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      1 year ago

      They kicked myself and my entire mod team from r/Canning because we held a vote and our users asked us to shut the community down in protest of their 3rd party app policies.

      Then recently they emailed and messaged me telling me I could get in on the ground floor of buying shares.

      That’s going to be a big resounding “no” from me there u/spez.

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        1 year ago

        They emailed me too. Guess I was a power user, because I wasn’t a mod!

        I ignored it. It’s especially egregious because I’m Canadian, and I think it’s for Americans only.

        Since they killed third-party apps, I think I’ve gotten more emails from them than the number of times I’ve signed in. Haven’t even posted a single comment since RIF died.

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          1 year ago

          Canadian here as well, and no — we can’t participate. Not that it hasn’t stopped them from contacting me several times anyway.

          Unfortunately, even if this IPO crashes and burns the real villains in this story are going to make it out with millions in their pockets.