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View submission: Announcing Online Presence Indicators
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Comment by Absay at 03/03/2021 at 19:21 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This doesn't happen because if they do it, the backlash **will** be massive, yielding clear evidence that most people don't want this bs. But they quietly announce it in a less popular subreddit, where any negative reception can be contained, so they go "see? it's just a minority of users who voiced criticism, the rest of users don't see this a something negative, therefore, it's something they like!"
Believe me, it's truly like that with almost any new feature nobody asked for.
Comment by h0nest_Bender at 03/03/2021 at 19:21 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
If no one has it enabled, others wont feel inclined to enabled it, which is a bit of a negative feedback loop.
Yes, that's the point. People don't want it and the only way reddit can reach any degree of adoption for this feature is to force it on us.