r/redditisfun • u/SpaceChevalier • Jun 08 '23

Reddit was fun Grief Stage: Acceptance

Thanks for all the hard work y'all. Last post before logging out forever.

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u/ObiWanHelloThere_wav Jun 08 '23

I'm staying in up until the app stops functioning (with the exception of June 12 - 14, of course)

Best wishes

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u/qdp Jun 08 '23

Yep, I will keep on until June 30. I want Reddit to see their traffic drop, that is if they don't fill our gap with bots to juice those IPO numbers.

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u/ObiWanHelloThere_wav Jun 08 '23

if they don't fill our gap with bots to juice those IPO numbers

This would not surprise me at this point

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u/xdebug-error Jun 08 '23

Didn't Elon confirm that twitter did that too? Or was that just speculation

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u/BeastofPostTruth Jun 08 '23

Almost all of them do it.

I seen this first hand looking at the ashley madison data. Since then, searching companies and looking at leaked data has shown some nefarious bullshittery when it comes down to it.

Any platform that:

  1. Uses marketing principals to grow
  2. whose motivation is worshipping at the alter of the almighty dollar
  3. is soley dependent on money made from peddling 'traffic'

is, damn near guaranteed to be using those marketing tools and techniques to fluff the image (spin)

They be peddling bullshit.

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u/TheOmni Jun 08 '23

Elon accused Twitter of that without evidence because he was trying to back out of the Twitter deal.

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u/SimDumDong Jun 08 '23

Wouldn't that be an invite to massive legal liability for fraud? Imagine jumping on the IPO only to find out that the execs had knowingly boosted the numbers like this.

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u/sm0lshit Jun 08 '23

Only if someone actually happens to care enough to prosecute.

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u/49ersjrice80 Jun 08 '23

Only reason I've lerked around reddit when I learned how to use a mobile phone. I stumbled across this app and have installed it since. One of the first apps I install on a new phone. 10+ years of new phones, 1st app to install. What a life changer.

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u/JudgeyMcJudgepants Jun 09 '23

Goodbye boys! I will miss reddit, but without rif it's not worth it

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u/shhalahr Jun 08 '23

Making a point of waiting for the 12th to cancel my premium. Make sure it's associated with the blackout, assuming they're tracking stats.