Technology

Literally the reason I’m here. Hope it’s nice

And this is why I am back in the fediverse! Hi!

If they are trying to monetize popular NSFW subs they cannot monetize with ads, a paywall would probably just kill the engagement.

If they are trying to compete with OnlyFans and rev share with the sub creator I could maybe see that working.

"But now we will unlock the door for new use cases" ... like locking doors.

Why are they trying to re-invent social media monetization schemes instead of incorporating already existing ones that are value-adds?

I could easily see a 'reddit marketplace' work well for them (i'd never fucking use it but i'm betting a bunch of people would), and it would drive more traffic to the site and lure more advertisers. Better than facebook marketplace, which requires real personal information to use, or craigslist, which feels a little too seedy and un-moderated for the faint-of-heart. Reddit could leverage their reputation for being a place for passionate hobbyists and even provide users a way to make their own income from their reddit activity.

Milking your users for paid-content seems over-the-top obnoxious when they absolutely had more options before needing to resort to that. What a trash company.

Aaron Swartz is rolling in his grave.

Just joined because of this. Hopefully I’ll be able to leave that cesspool.

Describing Reddit as altruistic is some next level delusion.

Just joined because of it

Lets see what this app is about

Just joined, gonna see how I like it then probably move over and leave Reddit.

This post on Reddit reminded me that I made a Lemmy account long ago.

It’s pretty crazy to watch enshittification play out in real time.

The obvious reaction to anything typically free getting paywalled is vehemence, of course - and that's my thought given Reddit's track record.

Still, if it weren't them, I'm thinking about how this could be done in a classy way. Most people are not willing to engage on topics like politics because there will always be an unending army of trolls arguing in bad faith about them or needlessly engaging in flame wars. If there's some form of friction behind entry, that CAN at least get people to think twice about insulting each other.

Price tags as a form of friction are problematic, of course, in that they "only allow access to the rich". As such, I'd also be open to other ways of making it "difficult" to enter in a way that people could still do with no money. The silliest idea that comes to mind is that people must mail a physical postcard requesting entry (which could then loop back to price tags, since that uses a stamp)

Here because of this

Saw this on Reddit 20minutes ago. Saw someone post about lemmy… now I’m here lol

Just created an account here because of this.

That's why I just joined