Reddit Tries to Get Users to Pay by Making App Icon Ugly

https://lemmy.world/post/1769599

Reddit Tries to Get Users to Pay by Making App Icon Ugly - Lemmy.world

Ok so this is just desperate right? Like chasing 3rd party devs off could theoretically force more people to use their app, the reddit gold thing could be them paving the way to put in something more abusive. But this? Hoping to annoy your users to the point that they’ll pay you a ransom to make you stop? How is this anything other than embarrassingly desperate?
I think it’s actually an ad for /r/place, which is kinda like when your ex tries reminding you of all the good times you once had in an effort to win you back.

And then you go lie and say “Yeah sure, I’ll come back”, wait for them to leave the house to get some groceries, and then go douse the whole place in gasoline before lighting the match and leaving.

This is my prediction for this year’s r/place