@kkryry Some mods on a power trip are throwing a fit about reddit because venture capital is no longer willing to subsidize apps used to circumvent ads on Reddit.
@daniel9ds I don't see how people think reddit will pivot. The third party apps owe reddit their existence. Reddit isn't obligated to enable other people's business. I get how people feel but it doesn't make economic sense.
@smclem I listened to a good interview with the Apollo guy today. They aren't trying to keep the API free. It's about how this happened. No discussion, no heads up.
For example Apollo has members paid out for a year on their current costs. If they have to now pay 2 to 3 dollars per month per user it could wipe them out. They've tried to work with reddit but reddit refuses to even discuss it.
@commie4christ Just the idea that more than 3% of the community cares about that issue is plainly stupid and them keeping subs blacked out is just an annoyance and gets more people on Reddit’s side. Hope it comes back soon.
@patdude832 Apparently without 3rd party apps it's like trying to count all the grains of sand in Hawaii using only your toes while in Norway. Not very good.
Someone commented on here that /r/daddit_new was created, but it got downvoted. I'm assuming it was mods in support of the protest from that mod sub but figured I'd comment it again. Has some posts already.
