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SubArcticTundra , vor einem Jahr in Long post, please read

Mind giving us a tl;dr?

TheAnonymouseJoker OP , vor einem Jahr

TL;DR

https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/62477c30-5770-429e-acc1-e6a1eb3b18e2.jpeg

KoboldCoterie , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

Plot twist: All of the "bot accounts" were actually a huge influx of Reddit users who were lurking. By removing the accounts / defederating with their instances, we've sent them all back to Reddit, ensuring Reddit can pull through the mass exodus.

bdonvr , vor einem Jahr

Nah lol, I'm an admin and could see all the email addresses they were using. Fake af

Dark_Blade , vor einem Jahr

tbf disposable email services are a thing

quickpen , vor einem Jahr

But my email is a Fastmail masked email, it’s randomly generated l, so it might look fake as well ¯_(ツ)_/¯

CodingAndCoffee , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

But it's scary

joat_mon , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

But if I comment then I'll break my 9 year record of being a lurker on social media!

wolf , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

Can’t we just upvote?

Suoko , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

This is not a strictly commercial network.
Do we really need useless comments or posts just to increase some stats numbers?
I'd think about quality contents instead.

D3F4U1T_ARS , vor einem Jahr

Agreed. Quality > Quantity in this case

MatteHold , vor einem Jahr

Whelp, that’s me out

Ulysses182 , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

How is upvoting/downvoting not considered being active? :/

Bransonb3 , vor einem Jahr

This is my point exactly

monkeytennis , vor einem Jahr

Yeah, for a fair comparison the standard definition of "active user" is just viewing posts. Not sure why Lemmy sets the bar so high. Maybe they don't care about vanity stats - besides mild curiosity, I couldn't care less.

Posting or commenting seems more like "contributing users" and posts like this just encourage unhelpful noise.

Mateja23 , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

I mean, I've had a Reddit account for 13-14 years, maybe even longer, as I was a lurker who bookmarked different subreddits, prior to making an account. In those years, I have commented maybe 5 times in total. So you dont get to tell me what to do, and I certainly won't be commenting on this post.

miraclerandy , vor einem Jahr

This. I never commented on Reddit and will continue to do the same here. No one can change my mind!

fiasco , vor einem Jahr in They don’t want you to know! Dont be fooled by the glowies

Glow-in-the-dark heating elements...

bec , vor einem Jahr in oh well

API limits, need to use a tool that waits 5s between each call otherwise it gets limited and doesn't actually edit/delete everything!

Dr_Morbo , vor einem Jahr in If people use it and they don't post or comment, it could go dark

But, I'm a lurker.

intensely_human , vor einem Jahr in reddit be like

Their revenue model seemed fine with awards. Brilliant model. Value out of thin air. I spent maybe $5/mo on awards.

Seeing the content itself as the product was a mistake for reddit. It’s like charging people for silverware at a restaurant.

Use of the API, just like use of the HTTP servers, drove engagement and engagement drove awards sales.

Just like the use of silverware drives meal purchases at a restaurant. Reddit charging for the API is like a restaurant charging to get the menu texted to you.

HobbitFoot , vor einem Jahr in reddit be like

I would have been ok if Reddit charged a reasonable rate for its API, even if it was based on having a form of Reddit premium. But the point wasn't that Reddit was charging, it was that Reddit made the price so high that it was wasn't worth it.

Rhoeri , vor einem Jahr in reddit be like

From what I’ve read, they’re not hurting from any of this at all. It’s all back to normal. Which is very disappointing.

stivik , vor einem Jahr in Explain this too, atheists

This reminds me of a comment, I read a long time ago.

It was something like this: "I played The Sims, and everything was business as usual, my Sims went to University, and got a degree in Computer Science until they proved they live in a simulation. I stopped playing Sims for that night."

Fredselfish , vor einem Jahr

Also explains why the world is so fucked up and how fascism can take. Also explains why there so many assholes in the world.
Most people at some point play evil when they played Sims. Weather it was the simple version and you cause tornadoes to tear through your city. Our the more modern versions. I seen clips were players would lock a character in a doorless room. Or take away the ladder in the pool and the character would drown.

There other examples but it maybe why Trump is so popular in America and why so many people that actually want the world to burn and enjoy fucking up the environment.

Some things I think about occasionally. So should you.

BlackSpasmodic , vor einem Jahr

Nah I don't think so. What people do in a simulation can approximate what they'd do in real life with no consequences but in real life there are always consequences. And most people need to see themselves as the hero in their own story so they won't do things that they perceive as evil.

It seems to me that most individual people think they are right in whatever they're doing. Including voting for Trump, being hateful, etc.