Capitalism killed it. That’s how things go. They are great for a while then get too big and have to keep growing for some reason. The pursuit of perpetual growth ruins everything
This is exactly it, now that the economy is slowing down, reddit is just one of many tech startups which whose investors now require actual returns instead of just promises of endless growth.
Capitalism killed it. That’s how things go. They are great for a while then get too big and have to keep growing for some reason. The pursuit of perpetual growth ruins everything
aka the great enshittification of '23
This is exactly it, now that the economy is slowing down, reddit is just one of many tech startups which whose investors now require actual returns instead of just promises of endless growth.
Thats how we gonna call this era arent we?
Gonna be honest, I first heard “enshittification” when Reddit announced the API pricing, and now I hear it everywhere for everything, and I hate it.
It’s like when a child learns a new word and wont stop using it.