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[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 329 points 1 year ago (33 children)

The concept behind the program is straightforward. Redditors who receive substantial gold and karma from other community members can potentially convert these virtual rewards into real-world money that can be cashed out.

sigh, that's desperation. This means that the discussion on Reddit will not be natural or organic, it will cease to be human. Redditors will be like dogs, where they shitpost and post comments that everyone agrees with so they can make money, basically doing what the master tells them in order to get their treat. Reddit as we know it will cease to exist.

[–] merlin@open-source.social 102 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree, though I also believe that Reddit is like that already.

[–] effingjoe@kbin.social 86 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is like that already, but try, if you can, to imagine how bad it will get if the incentive isn't fake internet points, but actual money.

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean bigger bot farms. The VAST MAJORITY of reddit posters are bots and serial reposters.

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Maybe if you're on the main subs. I'd say to get rid of those, but it's best to get rid of all of reddit at this point lol.

[–] Steve@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Cheers to that!

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No no, let Reddit stay and let it remain popular and profitable enough that people who want to run bots for easy money all stay there.

I mean I dunno if you consider /r/swimming and /r/climbing and /r/triathlon are major subs but they have massive repost bot problems. Those are juts some of the smaller subs I miss the most from reddit.

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