Crossposted from https://lemmy.ml/post/36529038
I used to like Reddit, but I’ve realized that people are just giving their input/knowledge away so that Reddit can sell it. It is sad to lose Reddit as a helpful resource, but seriously, people should stop contributing to it.
It looks like my timing for jumping ship was impeccable. Given that I originally arrived to Reddit just ahead of the Great Digg Exodus, I’m two for two. Whoo!
FINALLY you’re here! Now we can get this party started!!!
turns on ace of bass, drinks 47 shots in a row, passes out on the dance floor, shits my pants, and starts snoring and shitting
Life is demanding…
If what you’re doing is wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Dawg I’m no partyologist but I think you’re gonna feel that tomorrow
However, Reddit executives have noticed that traffic coming from Google has limited value, as users seeking answers to a specific question often don’t convert into becoming active Redditors, the people said. Now, Reddit is engaging with product teams at Google in hopes of finding ways to send more of its users deeper into its ecosystem of community forums, according to the executives.
What does this even mean (I’m afraid to know their suggestions)? So I check reddit for an answer if web search is failing me, and they’re going to somehow trap me there? Tease an answer and not show anything until I sign in? Idk but sounds like I’ll be using “-site:reddit.com” more and more, or realizing I dont care enough to get the answer!
What they are failing to realise is that once Gemini has all their data, there’s literally no reason left for users to actually go to reddit.
We’re sorry, Your karma is too low. To unlock the thread you are looking for, participate in some conversations and try back later!
Tease an answer and not show anything until I sign in?
The experts exchange approach
TBF they already hide the answer from me and ask me to sign in because I use a vpn (and Redlib instances keep getting rate limited).
When the APIcalypse happened and spez was whining about how much data everyone was taking from reddit, and when everyone was suffixing their search terms with “reddit”, I Said I honestly didn’t understand why Google just didn’t buy reddit. spez has no vision for the company and is constantly distracted by the latest shiny - NFTs, crypto, AI. And Google needs that data, both for their search results and their AI effort. And I still don’t understand why that hasn’t happened, but I guess this is a step in that direction.
Google is trying to avoid regulation, buying such a large entity like Reddit might trigger regulatory investigations.
Oh boy, do 4chan next.
That sounds more like something Elon wants to train Grok on
I would let auto-warranty scammers talk to a 4Chan AI. As a matter of fact, that sounds darkly entertaining.
