venusaur
@venusaur@lemmy.world
Reddit sucks
- Comment on Bluetooth 6.0 adds centimeter-level accuracy for device tracking — upgraded version also improves device pairing 2 months ago:
I thought we were still in 4…
- Comment on Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” 2 months ago:
They should have been more conservative in their business and expected that it was only surging because of the pandemic. They cashed in on the IPO but should have gotten out. Now they’re beholden to investors. Probably made enough money to not care if the company crashes and burns.
- Comment on A surprising number of 'iPad Kids' are on X, study finds 2 months ago:
You should have to actually validate your age to use social media and you should be required to be 18.
- Comment on Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO 3 months ago:
So OnlyFans for Reddit. More spam incoming.
- Comment on First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says 5 months ago:
Wow. Tell that to all the dead people. Whatever helps you sleep at night. Anesthesia. Vaccines. More recently Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
- Comment on Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI] 5 months ago:
I don’t agree. It can be leaps and bounds better. Won’t be amazing but if it’s essentially ChatGPT with a voice, it’ll be a huge upgrade.
- Comment on Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI] 5 months ago:
Yeah always sucked
- Comment on Apple Will Revamp Siri to Catch Up to Its Chatbot Competitors [using generative AI] 5 months ago:
About time. Siri is a useless dinosaur of an assistant.
- Comment on First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says 5 months ago:
Maybe not now but a lot of what we know in medicine caused animals and people to die despite knowing the risks of experimentation
- Comment on First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says 5 months ago:
Yeah that’s exactly what we’ve been doing in medicine for ever. Are you supposed to just stop trying?
- Comment on First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says 5 months ago:
Yeah it’s a really difficult problem. The criticism might be that it’s animal cruelty.
- Comment on First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says 5 months ago:
It’s the first attempt. Failure is gonna happen. This isn’t big news.
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 6 months ago:
Yeah there would have to be a total psychological shift for society to fight the marketing
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 6 months ago:
it’s a car. it’s not an app. stop trying to apply subscriptions to everything. it’s wasteful to have unnecessary bloat for features people don’t want.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Haha more like eggplant to farmers market.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Thanks for the review. I got too many services now but maybe if a really good Apple exclusive show comes out.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
cool. i’ll check it out. i have almost all streaming services except Apple TV and don’t plan on getting it so might not make sense for me.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
fair. in your opinion, it should have never been free to begin with.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
never knew about the Google maps mode. works for me: support.spotify.com/us/article/google-maps/
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
all other major streaming services have lyrics behind paywall. with Spotify having the largest user base, it makes sense to try to get some users to switch rather than keep a feature free that their competitors require subscription for.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
what are you using instead?
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
not this alone, but as one person commented, the lyrics were a deciding factor of Spotify over YouTube Music. this among other features could draw more paid users.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Okay, well YouTube isn’t going anywhere.
Twitter was hardly ever profitable. I understand what you’re saying, that they need to keep growing their free user base to become profitable with ads, but they can’t do it with ads alone and I’m sure they’re time crunched. I could see them selling to a larger corporation at some point you think you dislike Spotify now. Just wait.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
People can try Spotify premium for 3 months free, but I understand what you’re saying. Some people won’t want to sign up for something that they have to remember to cancel.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
So confused. A bunch of people using a platform for free criticizing them for never making a profit, then complaining when they try to make a profit that doesn’t interfere with listening to music?
Do y’all feel the same way about YouTube? They were bought by Google and had to start drowning free users in ads to make profits.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
When you say choose you mean you use it for free or pay for it?
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
The TikTok thing is likely influenced by the possible ban in US.
As their users keep growing they can charge more in ads, but to your point, they will have to find a way to get more people to pay for the service. Maybe they need tiered pricing. One price for no ads and another price for additional features like lyrics.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
What is shit about it though? Just pay for it. It’s worth it.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Apples to oranges
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
Sure but they’re not leaving… They have the largest user base by over 100M. Is that why u added the “lmao”? Sarcasm?