289 upvotes, 2 direct replies (showing 2)
View submission: Changelog: Post insights, relevance experiments, and mod notes
Call me old-fashioned, but I consider the mindset of *"see how your post performs"* to be a major problem with the site. My (or anyone else's) posts are not supposed to "perform" - they are just for sharing my opinion (or cool shit I made/found). Treating all posts like ads that need to "perform" is IMHO misguided and harmful...
Anyway, you kids get off my lawn, and I'll get back into my rocking chair and miss the good old days of the internet.
Comment by PM_me_your_arse_ at 22/03/2022 at 09:07 UTC
56 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Yeah, this is just going to empower groups that want to advertise/push content across Reddit.
Obviously this is why Reddit wants it to exist, but I fail to see how this won't lead to organic content being overshadowed by "optimised" posts.
Comment by BurritoJusticeLeague at 21/03/2022 at 23:49 UTC
31 upvotes, 5 direct replies
I appreciate this perspective. Not all posts need to perform, and sometimes “success” is just making a few people smile at your derpy dog or having a good conversation about a book you love with one other person.