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  1. Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech

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    Reddit gives me the same "dead internet" vibes that other major social media sites do, and most of the communities I actually cared about moved elsewhere.

    Reddit gives me the same "dead internet" vibes that other major social media sites do, and most of the communities I actually cared about moved elsewhere.

    12 votes

  2. Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech

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    What is Reddit is doing differently? Meta's problem seems to be the AI side of their business, and I'm not sure that Twitter has a failure state so long as Elon wants to throw money at it.

    What is Reddit is doing differently?

    Meta's problem seems to be the AI side of their business, and I'm not sure that Twitter has a failure state so long as Elon wants to throw money at it.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech

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    The social media company’s “Other revenue” category, which includes its data licensing business, jumped 15% year-over-year to $39 million. Google and OpenAI are two of Reddit’s biggest data licensing partners.

    15 votes

  4. Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech

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    The way that the doomsayers were actually wrong was in thinking that Huffman didn't have the acumen to actually turn the business around. Frankly, I also think it was far from a forgone conclusion...

    The way that the doomsayers were actually wrong was in thinking that Huffman didn't have the acumen to actually turn the business around.

    Frankly, I also think it was far from a forgone conclusion that it would be successful.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates in ~tech

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    It probably doesn't, but did the world need yet another social media site in the vein of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? Because that's essentially what the pivot has turned the site into.

    Are you saying terminally online Americans don't bring in as much profit as...every demographic across the whole world?

    It probably doesn't, but did the world need yet another social media site in the vein of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? Because that's essentially what the pivot has turned the site into.

    32 votes

  6. Comment on New accounts on Hacker News ten times more likely to use em-dashes in ~tech

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    I personally think that Hacker News users would be lulled into a false sense of security due to the fact that the average Hacker News post appears more articulate than on other, larger social...

    I personally think that Hacker News users would be lulled into a false sense of security due to the fact that the average Hacker News post appears more articulate than on other, larger social media sites.

    Honestly, I think the only reason why it appears that way is because there's a longstanding cultural aversion to "not being like Reddit" and a powerful downvote/flag feature that can outright hide posts, which does tend to happen to memes and low-effort replies.

    But HN also has open registration, and access to moderation tools is only walled behind karma. The site already had a problem with voting rings and bad faith bots/alt accounts before AI made things ten times worse.

    13 votes

  7. Comment on Diablo | Warlock class cinematic trailer - New class for Diablo II, Immortal, and IV in ~games

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    This is certainly something unique. Blizzard has created a new Warlock class that they're rolling out for Diablo II, Diablo: Immortal, and Diablo: IV - three games , and the first new class for...

    This is certainly something unique. Blizzard has created a new Warlock class that they're rolling out for Diablo II, Diablo: Immortal, and Diablo: IV - three games at once, and the first new class for Diablo II in 25 years. Seems like the class is available today for D2, April for D4, and June for D:I.

    Also, Diablo II: Resurected seems to now be appearing on Steam as Diablo II Resurrected: Infernal Edition.

    9 votes

  9. Comment on New books aren’t worth reading in ~books

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    To the extent that this post is worth discussing in the first place, perhaps the link could be converted to an xcancel link?

    To the extent that this post is worth discussing in the first place, perhaps the link could be converted to an xcancel link?

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL in ~tech

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    Does it? My memory is that for its faults, Amazon and Google TV software were much worse. I have a TCL TV with Roku and used Roku sticks to help my mother cut the cable TV cord, and my assessment...

    the angst with TCL TV software is mostly that Roku sucks

    Does it? My memory is that for its faults, Amazon and Google TV software were much worse. I have a TCL TV with Roku and used Roku sticks to help my mother cut the cable TV cord, and my assessment is that they're Fine.

    The ads stink as all ads do, but I like how on the default settings they prioritize showing inputs and the apps you have installed by default, instead of showing you the contents of Amazon/YouTube TV. It makes sense, given they make deals with these streaming companies instead of having a streaming service of their own to upsell you on.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk

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    Spec Ops: The Line Spec Ops: The Line wasn't specifically condemning you, the player, for being complicit in virtual war crimes that you had no choice except to participate in, or else quit the...
    Spec Ops: The Line

    Spec Ops: The Line wasn't specifically condemning you, the player, for being complicit in virtual war crimes that you had no choice except to participate in, or else quit the game. The game was condemning the actions of Walker. The 4th wall breaks were no more aimed at you personally than the scarecrow toxin in Batman: Arkham Asylum was.

    But the game might nevertheless make you feel uncomfortable, because the moral lapses that Walker participates in might be relatable in some small way. Not to the level of war crimes, but from the making of self-serving decisions with noble justifications that just make everything worse.

    Real life is not an action movie, and you are not the hero at the center of a story. That's the lesson of Spec Ops: The Line.

    20 votes

  12. Comment on How do you report an entire topic? in ~tildes

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    That's precisely what I mean by discretion. It's up to the moderator(s) as to what kind of community they want to build, and it's up to the users as to if they're cool with the community's...

    That's precisely what I mean by discretion. It's up to the moderator(s) as to what kind of community they want to build, and it's up to the users as to if they're cool with the community's moderation or not.

    7 votes

  13. Comment on How do you report an entire topic? in ~tildes

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    And? I don't quite understand. Tildes is pretty expressly not styled in the fashion of a public square, but as a closed-knit invite-only community. Communities have moderators, and moderators have...

    And?

    I don't quite understand. Tildes is pretty expressly not styled in the fashion of a public square, but as a closed-knit invite-only community. Communities have moderators, and moderators have discretion which can be used to "censor" a conversation.

    And to be clear, I've been on the receiving end of this sort of thing. Not here, but I have been asked in other spaces by their moderators to drop a subject. I either agree to do so, or I simply decide that the social space isn't for me and leave. There's no real dilemma about it.

    11 votes

  14. Comment on How do you report an entire topic? in ~tildes

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    And what exactly is wrong with a moderator stepping in and shutting down a conversation?

    That's the definition of shutting down a conversation.

    And what exactly is wrong with a moderator stepping in and shutting down a conversation?

    6 votes

  15. Comment on How do you report an entire topic? in ~tildes

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    I remember back in the day, on older web forums, that it was in fact incredibly common for a topic to get locked when the discussion had gotten too heated or started from a position of bad faith....

    I remember back in the day, on older web forums, that it was in fact incredibly common for a topic to get locked when the discussion had gotten too heated or started from a position of bad faith.

    Having witnessed the past decade and a half of "social media" taking away mind-share from traditional moderated communities, frankly, I think the old ways were better. And this site at least has the appearance of fostering a community in the style of the older web forums, as opposed to taking all comers and making moderation gamified or a free-for-all.

    11 votes

  16. Comment on Street Fighter II - It sounds dumb but they really fixed a typo with a human leg in ~comp

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    This is one of the funnier hacks I've heard of - all to fix a typo on the title screen of an arcade game at the last minute.

    This is one of the funnier hacks I've heard of - all to fix a typo on the title screen of an arcade game at the last minute.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Did anyone play Phantasy Star Online? in ~games

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    Oh this game had a vibe to it that I find speaks to me in a way that's hard to describe. I first played the Xbox version when it was live, then I log into Blue Burst on every so often and bathe in...

    Oh this game had a vibe to it that I find speaks to me in a way that's hard to describe. I first played the Xbox version when it was live, then I log into Blue Burst on every so often and bathe in some nostalgia.

    And for what it's worth, PSO is still alive and has an incredible number of people still playing it on private servers. It's not uncommon to see north of 200 active players.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Steam Winter Sale 2025: Hidden gems in ~games

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    How does this compare to Lumines arise?

    How does this compare to Lumines arise?

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech

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    I've been a satisfied Zen user for many months now. I say go for it.

    I've been a satisfied Zen user for many months now. I say go for it.

    6 votes