Thousands of moderators overseeing the site’s subreddits are on strike. It’s a wrinkle in Reddit’s plan to go public, and a sign that plan is premature, columnist Anita Ramaswamy writes.
The author of this article seems to be about as clueless of the value of Reddit as the Reddit administration. Reddit was valuable because it was self-directed.
Transforming Reddit into an Instagram clone with business model changes like paying mods will kill the original value and ultimately fail at competing with entrenched social media.
Can we for once have some social media that exists for the sake of being social media, and not for the sake of making profits for investors?
The author of this article seems to be about as clueless of the value of Reddit as the Reddit administration. Reddit was valuable because it was self-directed.
Transforming Reddit into an Instagram clone with business model changes like paying mods will kill the original value and ultimately fail at competing with entrenched social media.
Can we for once have some social media that exists for the sake of being social media, and not for the sake of making profits for investors?