That’s a good thing folks.
Talking about the user being the product, I’d try to choose a platform where my value is minimal since I think it’s fair to assume that there’s less data collection and profiling going on.
Talking about the user being the product, I’d try to choose a platform where my value is minimal since I think it’s fair to assume that there’s less data collection and profiling going on.
Kind of like a win-win: You see a great post or a comment by a random user, you buy gold (or awards/coins as it's now called), reddit gets the money, post or comment's author gets the recognition in that thread via a special badge (aside from a host of other experience-enhancing benefits) -- everyone's happy.
I'm aware of the fact that they run ads, but one can choose to evade all of it by going premium -- pretty neat, imo; Imagine Facebook or Twitter giving users this choice!
[0] https://www.newsweek.com/reddit-gold-silver-platinum-premium...
"Gold" systems that actually pay the content creator, patreon-style, are an interesting idea too. But they have considerable potential downsides.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-reddit-funding/reddit-val...
Now that doesn’t mean they’ve found a good long term model yet. But if I had to choose between Reddit’s and Facebook’s app (not that the comparison would make a lot of sense) then I’d choose Reddit on all days of the week.
They are presumably looking for a way to sustain themselves, but I still don’t believe they’re “desperate for cash”
It means there's _more_ data collection and profiling since you can't otherwise make profit.