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Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards (www.businessinsider.com)
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Reddit enrages users again by ditching thank-you coins and awards::Reddit, which is still dealing with the fallout from its last controversial decision, said it plans to phase out coins and awards.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hated the "coin culture" with a passion (hey, look, it's Bill Gates, let's give him tons of paid emoticons he won't care about!), but it's clear this move is part of Reddit's further enshittification. You can bet whatever replaces coins will be even shittier, and I think Reddit's users know it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My bet? NFTs.

[–] canopylions 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

reddit does have a rather thriving nft market for avatars

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surely this isn't true.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It unfortunately is. If it’s still alive, that is.