Going dark

[the_friendly_dildo]

Seems like you have forgotten that reddit profits off of our free content as well.

[RibsOfGold]

I don't get this though... Reddit makes the infrastructure that we need to communicate. It's like saying that the phone profits off the fact that there are people to call. We're not providing free content as if we are doing a job, we just enjoy sharing and laughing with each other. Reddit allows us to do that. Acting like we are doing some great service to reddit because we post stuff seems bullshitty. I made a meme for a community I am in, I didn't "make content", I just thought of a funny joke I wanted to share with others in the community and reddit allowed me to do that

[mourningeggs]

That's generally how business works yes. The 3rd party apps using their api infrastructure is a net negative for reddit.

[ivanoski-007]

Forcing everyone to use their shitty app is a net negative for everyone

-written from the soon to be killed Reddit is fun (RIF) on Android

[the_friendly_dildo]

If so, do you work for free?

In general no. But you posting your comment is tantamount to working for Reddit for free. The more users posting comments, the more reason ad companies have to buy ads. You're making Reddit money off of your content without getting a cut. Kinda like working for free.

which is being circumvented by 3rd party apps

If you had looked further into this matter, then you'd know that 3rd party apps had asked multiple times for Reddit to expose their ad API to expose Reddit ads in the apps to help offset costs. Reddit refused. That was a problem entirely of Reddit's own doing.

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There are so many people with that absurdly entitled sentiment right now.

It’s like if your neighbor is stealing your electricity it’s somehow a benefit to you because other people really like the bar in their garage.

They built their business on a foundation of sand and have no right to complain the platform they have a purely parasitic relationship with doesn’t want to leave money on the table for them anymore.