redmerchant2

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by redmerchant2 2y ago
Polls are only as good as the pollster. Watch how “popular” Kamala was in polls because it was the “right” thing to say. Most people (including rich boomers) I know are at minimum ambivalent to Luigi with many actively supporting him. But i
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by redmerchant2 2y ago
Probably trying to transition from a SWE role to a ML one
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
You’d have to pay money. Monetization heavily favors mictrotransactions and are built around the most abusive Skinner box concepts. The Asian market is well known to spend high rates on IAP letting terrible games earn 100s of millions. Subr
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Hard disagree. Most niche hobbies, the discoverability for discord is impossible. That means amassing enough people in the server is hard, it’s usually 1 really dedicated person responding. Reddit was also the best place for product (gadget
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Related is the content locked behind sub stack and patreon paywalls. I’m all for creators making money but it splits communities between subscribers and non subscribers. The most invested, and likely to make discussion, fans will pay taking
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
The title is a bit hyperbolic but I enjoyed the sentiments nonetheless. I definitely remember as a kid learning Lua scripting because of video games. Just going over forum posts trying to make my own games or break other games. Definitely g
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Here's a couple more verified quotes since I dived down this rabbit hole: - "I think most rational people agree with the decisions, regardless of possible fumbling" - "We are living under constant anxiety waiting for the
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
This is best suited for Blind where you have the verification. That said recent results turned up little. On the layoffs, morale seems bad: - "There isn't much clarity around severance and health insurance" - "This is fi
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Why bother? Recruiting in another country, figuring out what work experience or schools are legitimate etc is extra hassle. Taxes, different holidays, language/communication problems etc. US talent pool is already deep enough. If they
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
MIT can foster that attitude because funding is generous, there’s so much support and safety net even for undergrads. In turn the success stories feeds back and bolsters. It’s only obvious because they are given the chance to demonstrate th
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Some of these comments are sound like they were made by high schoolers who think HYPSM or bust. CMU has one of the most rigorous CS/engineering programs. While the top 5% of Stanford grads might be "better" due to how selecti
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
What value do you get out of that sub, out of curiosity? I found it to have good resources that have been aggregated but the most awful “community”. So many weebs with minor proficiency attacking and berating posters.
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
They don’t care about the old guard of mostly geeks and techies. With Covid and moments of Twitter/tumblr exodus, Reddit has picked up a ton of users that just want generic social media. It’s basically just a global slightly more news
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
No this method prevents liability. It’s like Facebook private groups. If there’s anything wrong you deflect the blame and remove the group/moderator. This lets you get the best of both worlds. Outsource the responsibility and the bla
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
That’s a straw man. The 3P client devs were willing to pay. 2-3x the ARPU but Reddit is demanding 20x. At one point a dev could even do a 10x multiplier with paid subscription but the admins are only interesting in killing them off.
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
He posted recordings of all the calls. Feel free to review those before spreading FUD. Reddit has not disputed the validity of the recordings either.
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
For me, “it just works.” The amount of time configuring a OSX vs Windows work computer was huge. For personal use cases it’s the same. Smartphones are so advanced that there’s not that much functionality I’d get. The benefit from customizab
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
I have no doubt, my point is the mods of r/music don’t have a specific leaning that they’d try to manipulate. Most of the mods of bigger subs have been doing it for years and it’s just a quirky hobby/obligation. Obviously the supe
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
I’m happy that 90% of the subs I sub to joined the blackout. But some subs like r/comics are strangely boot licky despite how community engaged the mod team seemed to be. Automatically removing requests about the blackout and not even
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Pushshift but even that is constantly down. It was offline since last month with API changes. Spez claimed they’ll fix it for approved mods only so the casual user is likely out of luck.
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
The big subs have figured out an extensive set up of bots and moderation guidelines, while investing their own time, all for free. Reddit’s mod tooling is extremely abysmal, that’s part of the protest. (Only 3P devs have bothered building m
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
I think that’s a good point but the idea your (male) partner has to make more seems silly. The core idea of finding a partner that is strictly better is the concern the article raises. If she makes 300k a year and he makes 150k a year, the
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
This is mostly for large cities. As someone who’s lived in many big cities like NYC and London, education and pedigree is extremely important. It’s also about the illusion of choice and “settling” for worse. When you know there are attracti
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
This is a known issue but the down stream effect won’t be felt for a while. Let’s be clear we’re talking about general behavioral trend, not trying to police an individual, which is the crux of contention for these topics. Many women still
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Revenue is generated by ads. The power users are also the savvy users with ad block. Their value added is making the content for average users to engage and consume. Those are the users that will make up the base of the as revenue. Alienati
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Many financial sites have reported Reddit users are worthless. CNBC estimated in 2019 that FB’s ARPU monthly is $7.37 per month but Reddit’s monthly ARPU is $0.30. (Though even that number should be revised down as revenue is slower than gr
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
I’m just following Christian’s good faith interpretation. But it’s absolutely clear it was done to kill 3P clients. It’s hilarious that certain bots would be exempt and free from the price hike. Spez called out the Haikubot by name. Look th
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
They buried the lede. The article suggests the shutdown was because of free API to paid API. Anyone uninformed who just click off at that point. Even when they ask about costs, it was just saying it’s “<$1 vs $2.50”. But the issue is two
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
Sports coverage even pre-LLM felt like it was written by basic AIs. “[Game result], [high light], [reaction]” mad libs. Very little real value beyond scanning headlines. Anecdotally most discussion happens live on social media and highlight
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by redmerchant2 3y ago
I caved in and briefly decided to see the front page. It’s jarring how barren it is. Front page is filled with posts from 16 hours ago. I know a vocal dissident claimed it didn’t matter but looks like the power law is kicking in. When the 1

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