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Paul Haddad :tapbots_logo:

Reddit this week.

What they should do: Step back, ask for forgiveness and announce “free" API access but only for their Premium sub. Would end the strike, increase revenue and still kneecap 3rd party apps.

What they'll probably do: Nothing.

What they may do: Something that’s really stupid.

What I have the popcorn ready for: Mass takeover of subreddits, followed by announcement of a move towards AI based mods.

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monorail times

@paul man, I really hope they come to their senses, so much great stuff on Reddit

Elaine 💜🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
@paul I got hot chocolate and yogurt covered pretzels to enjoy next week while Reddit turns into chaos.
jsj

@paul Huffman’s ego doesn’t seem capable of behaving anywhere near rationally.

Veedems

@paul I like the idea of premium users being able to use 3rd party apps. It doesn’t make anyone truly happy, but it’s probably the best middle ground.

Bryan

@veedems @paul literally the only thing I can think of that would get me to buy Reddit premium.

Jon Allsebrook

@paul ya think they may just boot the mods from subs and take over? I am amazed at how many subs are going dark. If only Twitter had done the same or was twitter the start of it all.

davidj

@paul Thank goodness I just got a Steam Deck so I can do something instead of reading Reddit because it’s going to be a big void. I do love those gaming subreddits.

Emma :coffeev:​:mapleleaf:​

@paul Why only double down like they have so far?, they might as well triple down on the bad PR!

At this rate I wouldn't even be surprised if they did..

Jason Ziccardi

@paul AI is expensive! I think they’d only do that if they exhausted all options to extract free labor from human moderators.

Flynn

@paul I'm also hoping for the last option because it will all but kill Reddit's value as a user.

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