Comment on Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits

• solsangraal@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  gold exclusive subreddit

  i’ve been in there, and yea…how many posts about “yay we have gold and we have a subreddit only for us because we’re special” does it take before you start to think “this is about the most pointless thing ever…”

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  • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It was a wholesome way to fund the site before they sold out. There was nothing wrong with it being mostly pointless. In fact, it’s better that way. Money gated subs outside of that one meme seems pretty terrible.

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  • Crackhappy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I was in the century club on there, it was actually a pretty nice group of folks. Far less toxic.

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    • solsangraal@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      i was in there for a minute. my one post was “what is this” and then i was replaced a week later. not my thing i guess

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    • Quill7513@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I also got added to that sub. I still don’t… Understand what it was

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      • noodlejetski@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        basically a CasualConversation for people with too high post/comment karma for their own good. I’ve made a bunch of good friends over there, but it got watered down over time as it became so much easier to get the required amount of points.

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• Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was gifted gold once. The subreddit was mostly Austin Powers Goldmember memes at the time.

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  • orclev@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That sounds like the only acceptable use of that sub to me.

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    • JudahBenHur@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m sorry? I don’t speak freaky-deeky Dutch

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      • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There are two things in the world I can’t stand: people who are intolerant of other people’s cultures… and the Dutch.

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I bought Gold when that was the only perk to it, back when they were supposedly trying to independently fund the site.

    I deeply regret doing so at this point.

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    • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You shouldn’t. Reddit was a different place then.

      You supported it when it was good, and abandoned it after it sold out. You can be a little proud of that.

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• Teal@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The Lounge is where you were given access. That subreddit was ok on its own but really it was a good place to hang out, be friendly and helpful which sometimes resulted in being invited to other private sections of Reddit.

  Some of those private subs have a true sense of community who are truly kind, respect each other and fun to interact with. Before the awards went away there were many games with prizes and multi-day parties with lots of engagement and fun. Not anything like the regular Reddit.

  Those places still exist but activity has declined since most third party apps and the awards/coin system were taken away. That decision not only damaged the public Reddit subs but also the private ones.

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• DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It was.

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  • Sabata11792@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It was a “I got gold” circle jerk.

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    • DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Like century club but somehow worse

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