ThomasReddit CEO (/u/spez) is going to hold a AMA about the API update
KrikToo late!
He's trying the make the best of a bad job.
I wonder if the downvotes will equal that of the EA Battlefront discussion. That was legendary.
SpitfireThat would be amazing.
However what I feel is going to happen is that they’ll either ignore any questions about 3rd party apps / API pricing or delete them. They seem to see them as competition. (The official app is trash soooo)
Hopefully it’ll stay on the topic of Rampart
Unless they announce they're going to undo the pricing changes completely, I don't see myself using reddit anymore.
I am waiting for Apollo to die, which according to Christian, will be June 30th.
TakI doubt they're going to. Why do an AMA other than to tell everyone how they are wrong?
Damage control? Still I think they'll first wait for the strike on the 12th hoping we fluff it up
AlkalyonWhy do dmg control when you can just censor everything.
That's what I feel it is gonna be like.
The Reddit way.
Platypus0% chance they go back to a free API. Maybe, just maybe they end up scaling back API pricing for third-party apps to something reasonable that would grant them the same revenue per user that they would get from the first-party app.
The other piece of this is that the API is also used to train AI on Reddit's data. For that application, given the colossal amount of venture capital going into AI right now, their API pricing isn't all that absurd. If Reddit were reasonable they would offer different pricing depending on what the API is going to be used for--but, then again, it's Reddit, so personally I'm throwing in my lot with FOSS.
the same revenue per user that they would get from the first-party app
Not a chance. They are going to charge significantly more than that. Probably 10x that amount and tell us they "listened".
Still I'm here as well. Now let's watch that place burn together I guess.
The DoctorThey've already fucked the RSS feeds.
So, “tomorrow” is a big timeframe, should we assume 24h since posting? :)
manifex
DessalinesTomorrow is gonna be a fun day here 🤣
Oh sweet bb mj gif, that’s gonna be a dumpster fire.
Honestly, no one gives or should give a shit about this guy.
He's the CEO, though. Kinda hard not to because he sets policy.
I always felt that part of the allure of Reddit was that it was semi-anonymous. Now that I see they're taking the route of Facebook and the like I'm running for the door.
Great idea to hold an AMA right now, will turn out great 😂 What a shit show from Reddit handling the API changes.
I feel like asking "Do you have a security system?"
I would be shocked if he answered more than 5-10 cherry-picked questions.
He replied to 14, but there was no actual answers to any of the questions.
Yeah, his team was using canned responses. Not surprised.
M.CauthonI'm not sure I even care what he says at this point. The damage is done, his hand has been played, and we all know the type of person(s) he / they are and their end goal. Good riddance. I truly hope everyone comes this way, I can't lie, Reddit was my go-to for information that I could rely on and get honest feedback from the public at large. The more I think about this the more I realize just how useful it was as a tool as much as it was for conversation.
lucyThis should end well.
anormalusernameIt truly was a dumpster fire. A part of me did wish he would backtrack but he just doubled down.
It's telling that they're not even willing to work with the third-party Reddit apps. They could be true money makers for Reddit, or at the least, a way to minimize Reddit's losses.
Also, doubling down and deciding that the subreddits that will be going dark in protest mean nothing. He's said as much in the past that the moderators are expendable, though, so it would not be a surprise if Reddit administration or spez personally decides to usurp those mod teams.
They do that, and it'll be a madhouse. They don't have teams of mods setup, that's all free at the moment.
I had extremely low expectations, and this was somehow worse lol
All canned and vetted responses. I don't know what I expected, but I'm similarly disappointed.
The fact that he doubled down on the Apollo developer says everything you need to know about how reddit perceives us.