This is literally just the r/nyt subreddit about The New York Times.

Given he apparently takes inspiration from Elon Musk, it’s only a matter of time until u/spez starts adding post view limits unless you pay extra.

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    My operating assumption here is that Reddit can collect more data to sell if people are logged in and use their app.

    Does not matter if you destroy 75% of the usefulness of the system if the remaining 25% can be more effectively monetized.

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      exactly. People keep saying Spez is an idiot. Him and the board ran the numbers, knew there’d be attrition and still think they’ll come out ahead so they went with it. They expected people to get pissed off but for enough suckers to stick around to make things profitable under the new paradigm

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      There’s a reason so many sites force users to sign in if they reject cookies. It’s all about tracking data.