Comment on Reddit updates look after rough 6 months and ahead of reported IPO

• TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It makes more sense if it’s something like email, where you likely know most of it is junk mail advertisements.

  But how can people not be curious why they have several unread messages where it’s very likely they are responses from humans who specifically responded to things they said?

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  • deweydecibel@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s pretty simple:

    Because a lot of those comments will be filled with abuse, and some will be garbage not worth reading.

    After a certain point, you get tired of opening the inbox and sorting through it.

    You’d stop checking your email, too, if there wasn’t a spam filter.

    Same thing here. People get tired of trash.

    I don’t read my inbox. Instead I use the same strategy I developed long ago on the forums of old: I check in later to see the responses to certain comments. After the karma system has hopefully moved the shitty or worthless ones down, and I only check the comments where I genuinely care what the responses will be.

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    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re saying all this like I haven’t been on the Internet long. I’m over the two decade mark myself. I base my question on this fact actually.

      What makes you think there isn’t just as much junk in your comment replies inbox?

      My experience with the Internet all these years…

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  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But how can people not be curious why they have several unread messages where it’s very likely they are responses from humans who specifically responded to things they said?

    I’m still waiting for @SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone’s response…

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