this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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Totally not suspicious timing at all.

Also if you're willing to visit reddit, the comments under the post are great. They're not fooling anyone.

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[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is exactly what they want. You'll give them clicks and anything they don't like will be removed.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Hard to imagine that the clicks will make a difference, they have hundreds of millions of users. If we give them 1% more clicks and grow Lemmy by 100%, that's a worthwhile trade-off.

You really think they want advertisements for "the new Reddit" all over their IPO showcase project?

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There will 100% be mod overreach, but I'm guessing/hoping it will be more focused on removing people making a big API and fuck u/spez. Sure, those few of us working on maintaining it will add some clicks but it's a drop in the ocean to them. Its a public place (pun unintended) seen by a great many people. The benefit to us will be greater than to reddit.