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"Hahaha is this what damage control looks like? Spez showcasing his brilliance once again."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wasn't sure about what to expect about this community, but this thread is gold and totally make it for me worth it to join lol.

[โ€“] linearchaos 7 points 1 year ago

Just a little schadenfreude after reading spez' AMA. We gotta get it off our chests, can't be walking around with all that anger :)

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Finally finished deleting all my old comments and posts from my 12 year old account and hit that delete button. (Had to use old Reddit to get it to go through.) Feels good.

[โ€“] linearchaos 9 points 1 year ago

I did the same on 4 separate accounts I've been running the oldest was 10 years. I don't know why I didn't do that sooner. I emptied but left one account just in case I need to write something over there. It would take something pretty monumental for me to log in over there.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And Reddit will now gain a lot of boomers as its userbase.

[โ€“] linearchaos 5 points 1 year ago

I find this both likely and relatively satisfying

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is even better if you've ever looked at the comments on the ads that have them enabled.

Also, why would any company buy ad space when they can buy accounts and astroturf? I forget the corporatized name for it, but studies have shown that just bringing your brand up in discussion on social media is often much more effective than paying for ad space.

[โ€“] linearchaos 2 points 1 year ago

Facebook is particularly good at algorithmically deprioritizing unpromoted traffic. If they REALLY want to get engagement, they need to post stuff like Reddit is full of smart people, only 1 in 10,000 will be able to solve this math problem! 1+7 / 0 ^2 * 8 :P

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I forget the corporatized name for it

You're probably talking about either

  • viral marketing - when corporate relies on people advertising its product, for free
  • native advertisement - when corporate is the one doing the ad, but they disguise it as actual content
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awww i subscribed to succulents on reddit, now i miss it... and ferns.

[โ€“] linearchaos 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They sold out. It's unfortunate but Lemmy seems nice.

[โ€“] linearchaos 2 points 1 year ago

It's a hell of a lot nicer than Reddit was when Digg sold out.

If we can just keep active subject matter experts over here and not lose too many privately hosted nodes, we should be able to keep the better part of the experience.