• Dr Cog@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    To answer the title question: reddit is a part of the zeitgeist, and people use it fairly regularly. By serving everyone ads disguised as posts (and shutting down API access to ensure that all traffic is served ads) they can greatly increase their revenue. Most social media has this same model.