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>>robbie+(OP)
Without a doubt, this is another step in Reddit's demise. It will really go into freefall when they go public later this year, after which I'm certain you'll start seeing more intrusive monetization. The window just opened for someone to develop the replacement. It will rip itself apart over the next few years and all 52 million users will be looking for a new home.

Reddit's product is authenticity. Monetization is the antithesis of authenticity. The two cannot coexist, as they're about to find out.

>>IAmGra+YK
It's a tragedy, because reddit is the last source of publicly available truth on the internet. I can search for anything with site:reddit.com and see actual human beings' opinions on the matter.

All other truth is locked down in unindexed chats, and all other search results are SEO'd AI written articles shilling referral links.

>>rozab+iT
Reddit stopped being the "truth" when the moderation became too extreme. It created echochamber that were mass market and strongly biased to the far-left, and with that the echochamber also resulted in a very strong bias towards American users - most international subreddits are utterly stupid because they are dominated by American interests.

Quora used to be more centrist. And it had a major boarder appeal globally. But it too has been turning towards a Reddit style moderation within the past few years.