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  1. Comment on Why anime is on the rise even though the industry is so poor in ~anime

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    I think looking at whats happened with movie budgets/show budgets that a higher budget doesn't result in workers neccesarily getting paid / better shows getting made. The more money gets put in,...

    I think looking at whats happened with movie budgets/show budgets that a higher budget doesn't result in workers neccesarily getting paid / better shows getting made. The more money gets put in, the more there is to lose, and the more conservative things get.

    I dont neccesarily know that i want Warner Brothers throwing buckets of money at anime, taking control as a result, and getting a bunch of garbage out as a result.

    I feel like the problem is more who is on the committee than having investment caps.

    7 votes

  2. Comment on Backing up Spotify in ~music

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    No they're taking from the artists well. Stealing 300g of music is not some noble thing. Artists dont need more people trying to figure out how to avoid paying them.

    No they're taking from the artists well. Stealing 300g of music is not some noble thing. Artists dont need more people trying to figure out how to avoid paying them.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Spotify is adding direct messaging to their music streaming app in ~tech

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    They can be end to end encrypted, its just that spotify is one of the ends. On the wire its safe. Which isn't nothing.

    They can be end to end encrypted, its just that spotify is one of the ends. On the wire its safe. Which isn't nothing.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Bard can now connect to your Google apps and services in ~tech

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    With the amount of AI junk getting published now, it needs to take into account WHO is supporting it, not just that theres 900 AI generated seo pages that agree with each other.

    With the amount of AI junk getting published now, it needs to take into account WHO is supporting it, not just that theres 900 AI generated seo pages that agree with each other.

  5. Comment on Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline in ~tech

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    If you're using firefox, firefox blocks all the content until you tell it facebook containers are allowed access to threads.net.

    If you're using firefox, firefox blocks all the content until you tell it facebook containers are allowed access to threads.net.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Megathread for news/updates/discussions about Reddit API changes and reactions to it in ~tech

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    It may never work again, but i'm never uninstalling.

    It may never work again, but i'm never uninstalling.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on First they came for /r/pics ... now Reddit are coming for the individual personal subreddits in ~tech

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    spez outright said "Not Profitable"

    spez outright said "Not Profitable"

    2 votes

  8. Comment on First they came for /r/pics ... now Reddit are coming for the individual personal subreddits in ~tech

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    Maybe? they almost certainly converted it to real money though so they could pay salaries and bills with it though.

    Maybe? they almost certainly converted it to real money though so they could pay salaries and bills with it though.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on First they came for /r/pics ... now Reddit are coming for the individual personal subreddits in ~tech

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    If the company makes no profit. Company goes out of buisness. Is that in the best interests of users? Reddit has a very hard time making money because they lack good ways to monetize. They can...

    If the company makes no profit. Company goes out of buisness. Is that in the best interests of users?

    Reddit has a very hard time making money because they lack good ways to monetize. They can sell ads but ad blockers exist. They cant really require subscriptions or paywalls because people will bounce off that and they know it. They could maybe take donations? But thats not really a buisness model that can make any kinda profit, and i think its fair that they want to make a profit.

    So what do? I dont think third party apps make or break their buisness, but i can absolutly see them being out of other good ideas and trying to make the most out of what they have. Surely theres some mismanagement going on, but thats kinda besides the point of reddit being a giant site that doesn't have great ways to make money.

    6 votes