I just install Reddit official app to see watch they offer. And holy cow. They are selling NFT-like stuff.

Instead make a better app, they give use this.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    I never knew about this and, as others said, they may have been doing this for a while, but I’d say OP still has a point when they said:

    Instead make a better app, they give use this.

    This is the sort of thing they work on instead of their shit app. They’ve had years to improve that app. Longer than NFTs.

    • Reddit_Is_Trash@reddthat.com
      1·
      1 year ago

      They want everyone to use their shitty app so yours forced to see the avatars of other posters, thus subliminally making you want an avatar to “fit in”

      When I used infinity all you saw was the username of who made a post or comment, and the content they posted itself. You don’t need avatars for reddit, its an anonymous website(for now)

    • GunnarRunnar@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Kinda don’t see what the big deal is. Probably best use for “unique” goods. Dunno if they use blockchain because as I’ve understood it that’s just a resource hog.

      But selling users unique avatars? Don’t see the appeal and they are fugly and seem dumb but like that’s so inoffensive nothing burger.

      • Destragras@kbin.social
        01·
        1 year ago

        The avatars also have a visual effect to them next to comments.

        I think people don’t like this at all not just because NFTs bad, but also because it changes reddit more and more from the website it used to be for commenting on articles & images into crypto social media.

      • Anemia@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 year ago

        Jesus christ, having such an avatar would make me delete my account in shame. Especially if it also told people that i was into nfts at the same time.