Reddit is going to sunset its current coins and awards systems, meaning you won’t be able to buy Reddit Gold for posts you like. However, it is working on a new system for awards.

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      2 years ago

      idk how else to express my appreciation for this except to tell you that I gazed upon it with love and admiration for a good minute, long enough that I made my own self uncomfortable with how happy this goofy picture made me. It feels like a true representation of the casual, homemade, “let’s just try it!” vibe of lemmy. This is beautiful, thank you.

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    2 years ago

    Based on code in the Reddit’s Android app, Reddit appears to be working on a “contributor program” that would let users cash out gold or karma (basically, points you get for posts, comments, or giving awards) they receive into real money.

    So rather than start paying the volunteer moderators that keep their site running, Reddit is going to pay the repost bots and low-effort karma farmers? Surely that will improve the quality of content on the site… /s

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    2 years ago

    A lot of people are saying this is another reaction from /u/Spez, he doesn’t like that “fuck /u/Spez” posts keep getting all the rewards.

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      To be fair they’re attempting to rehost reddit.net’s content, right?

      Yeah, I’d limit them too.

      Not saying everything reddit is doing is great, but at least that one makes sense.

      If you disagree with reddit, the best thing to do is cut the cord, not to continue using them in other formats. The only reason to use reddit is to tell people about alternatives.