Reddit removes chats and message history from 2022 and prior

Reddit nukes everyone’s pre-2023 chats and messages::Shooting itself in the foot again

  • Jackthelad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    691·
    1 year ago

    I just don’t understand what the top brass at Reddit are hoping to achieve with these changes.

    I mean, they’re universally hated. What’s the goal here?

    • TheSpookiestUser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      1 year ago

      They aren’t universally hated. No one likes them, sure, but as with a lot of things the silent majority is in the “doesn’t give a fuck” camp. This is the camp Reddit is relying on to keep using the website no matter what they do.

      Now as for why, beats me.

      • Event_Horizon@lemmy.mlEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        My guess is that spez and co are hoping they’ve hit a critical mass of FB level users (your mum, your boss, that wacky aunt, the bus driver, etc) that after they fucked everything and the exodus happens, there will be enough people around who dont care cos “lol cats funny”.

      • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Only lurkers would be indifferent to losing all their messages. I guess they are likely more numerous but Reddit needs active users to keep functioning.

    • motorwerks@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Hatred of the universal level is the tippy top as far as I know. Maybe it’s a personal bet or, even better, a dare? You can’t back down from a dare!