i thought Reddit CEO Steve Huffman came off bad in his interview with The Verge this new one with NBC News is disqualifying Reddit's unpopular changes were inspired by Elon Musk's layoffs & cost-cutting (like not paying bills) at Twitter. insane. - ThreadSky

mattbinder.bsky.social • 621 days ago

i thought Reddit CEO Steve Huffman came off bad in his interview with The Verge

this new one with NBC News is disqualifying

Reddit's unpopular changes were inspired by Elon Musk's layoffs & cost-cutting (like not paying bills) at Twitter.

insane.

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withainsley.bsky.social•619 days ago

Well there is a lot of opportunities in this strategy just not for Twitter or Reddit. Musk's Twitter inspired me apply for BlueSky and the reddit drama left a whole my invite filled.

durwood.bsky.social•621 days ago

From my perspective, the only thing he's accomplished is making guys like me — who didn't know him from Adam — despise him ala Elon.

steppencat.bsky.social•621 days ago

Right? I didn’t know him before but now that I know who he is he can eat shit.

elmore.zone•621 days ago

Every day I learn new ways to be frustrated at the fact that thermonuclear incompetence is a requirement for any position of mass influence or leadership. It even seems to outpace their unfathomable greed.

feelybeurre.bsky.social•621 days ago

So reddit is doomed huh ?

brandonshreve.dev•621 days ago

Attempting to do Musk things without the Musk cult / fortune

b0rnwithabeard.bsky.social•620 days ago

ebthen.bsky.social•621 days ago

@alt-text.bsky.social

alt-text.bsky.social•621 days ago

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diabolical.bsky.social•621 days ago

No redemption for anyone inspired by a guy running a business so badly it tanks the stocks of his other businesses

ogafroman.bsky.social•621 days ago

He said pure gibberish to avoid saying I'm a cheap prick.

mstrofbass.bsky.social•621 days ago

Imagine seeing someone kill their company’s value like Musk has done and being like “we should do that too!”

dumb.baby•621 days ago

the silicon valley brain worms are even stronger than i thought

babblingfringe.bsky.social•621 days ago

Or even “we *can* do that too”.
Talk about an utterly bizarre result of those two brain cells finally bouncing against each other.

unlocked.bsky.social•621 days ago

Wasn't he claiming that the Reddit changes wouldn't be like Twitter and that it was a false equivalence just a while ago?

ringslinger.bsky.social•621 days ago

Huffman followed up with, "and like Twitter, we're on pace to destroy 50% of our current value in the process."

Even if that was your strategy, why would you say that out loud? Considering what a disaster financially Twitter is in now.

tomcoates.bsky.social•621 days ago

Embarrassingly bad.

eeeeeeruck.bsky.social•621 days ago

Reddit, like Twitter, generates value from its users and the content they create. I have recently found the repetitive ads on Reddit to be intrusive and annoying. At least on Facebook I can say “I don’t want to see this ad any more”. Disaffect your users, kill your value

shaqsquatch.bsky.social•621 days ago

still unsure if he legitimately thinks it's a good idea or thought that the twitter dumpster fire would hog all the attention

numb.comfortab.ly•621 days ago

lmao he really saw the garbage fire that Twitter is now and decided "I should get me some of that"

blu3.bsky.social•621 days ago

i got on last night, a sponsored post every 3-4 tweets...omg, wtf. desperate?

cognoscente.bsky.social•621 days ago

Hahaha, I’ve been thinking the same thing!

picosuarez.bsky.social•621 days ago

🫣

dumb.baby•621 days ago

ill just leave this here https://bsky.app/profile/coruscating.tv/post/3jy5rfnmdtu2j

mattbinder.bsky.social•621 days ago

link: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-blackout-protest-private-ceo-elon-musk-huffman-rcna89700

succubus.bsky.social•621 days ago

He looks like a giant dick.

ganweaving.bsky.social•621 days ago

What an asshat

adam.iannaz.zone•621 days ago

It feels so odd to me. He’s been controversial in the past, but he seems to really be speedrunning this time. I feel like I didn’t think about the workings of Reddit for years, and now everything is apparently at DEFCON 1 internally.

explodingblood.bsky.social•621 days ago

absolutely crazy to watch elon destroy twitter and lose literally billions of dollars in the process and go hmm i should also do that

chrisstringer.bsky.social•621 days ago

😂😂

lizardman.bsky.social•621 days ago

These tech guys are seriously is another reality because this isn't the first time I've heard of one seeing another prick do something bad and unpopular that everyone hates and is clearly bad for their BOTTOM LINE and go "this is giving me ideas, I'm inspired RN".

Ridiculous

burg3rtime.bsky.social•621 days ago

The first gen tech-bros worshiped Musk and thought they were copying him to get rich themselves. Funny how a female CEO was fired quickly for half the shit Spez is doing now.

piri.bsky.social•621 days ago

Vandalism.

jennifergrand.bsky.social•621 days ago

But is Steve wealthy enough to not pay his bills? Only the super rich can refuse to pay. If you’re poor or just a lil’ bit rich, then you gotta pay your bills.

priva.cat•621 days ago

And that's enough of a reason to continue to not bother with Reddit

jetsensunday.bsky.social•621 days ago

To be fair, he's a corporate executive, not a rational actor

anotherfriggindave.bsky.social•621 days ago

And Musk's own estimate has the company down below half what he paid for it. These guys are here to show us that, in the modern American economy, you can have a race to the bottom driven by no actual incentives at all - just pure techbro vibes.

anthrodiva.bsky.social•621 days ago

He's a fookin eejit

dickycunningham.bsky.social•621 days ago

I have to use "eejit" more.

tananarivedue.bsky.social•621 days ago

a literal virus

mihoyminoy.bsky.social•621 days ago

It's amazing how this man gets to be a ceo.

melodiemuses.bsky.social•621 days ago

I’m sorry, how can anyone look at the train wreck of Musk’s Twitter and think, yes that’s a great example of how to run a business?? It has literally plummeted in value.

libraryserpentine.org•621 days ago

Over-under on when he starts blaming "the Js" for his plans' failure?

juliaz.bsky.social•621 days ago

Reddit is a hell hole for most women. I don't love the place at all.

aaronshaw.bsky.social•621 days ago

Lololol this schmuck has schmuck envy

atelihelene.bsky.social•621 days ago

When is that Elon supposed to rocket to Mars, again... ?

lizardky.bsky.social•621 days ago

I, too, take my business advice from a man who found he couldn’t back out of a legal agreement by posting memes, then drove off his advertisers and customers, and now owns a business worth a third what it was when he overpaid for it.

cheesecakechik.bsky.social•621 days ago

So the guy thinks that he should act like Musk when he 1. Doesn’t have the cult of personality that Musk somehow and annoyingly has 2. Doesn’t have even close to the money Musk has 3. Has a platform that has traditionally never gotten along with the people running it

cheesecakechik.bsky.social•621 days ago

Also, musk has literally lost so much money on Twitter and has fewer advertisers than ever AND THATS WHO YOURE DECIDING TO COPY?

campsjams.bsky.social•621 days ago

Not that it makes a huge difference to them, but I’ve continued not using Reddit since the blackout officially ended. Gotta say…I’m slightly more productive during the work day without it! I do feel out of the loop in a few areas though.

eateator.bsky.social•621 days ago

He can use elon’s techniques to trick meme investors into reddit’s new shiny ipo bauble. A long game is afoot

katrinbretscher.bsky.social•621 days ago

nickwrightdata.ntw.app•621 days ago

"They've done X! We have too, but--"

🙄

raincoaster.bsky.social•621 days ago

Insane but predictable

mike.puterbaugh.net•621 days ago

Twitter was worth $30bn before Musk’s takeover. Twitter has lost $30bn in value since Musk’s takeover. Great plan Steve

knilirabaj.bsky.social•621 days ago

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karlrolson.com•621 days ago

Meanwhile, it seems they're doing all the GDPR violations they can, because reddit is restoring deleted posts that are 10+ years old: https://tane.codes/@tanepiper/110553809293213303

fizz.lol•621 days ago

pigeondreadful.bsky.social•621 days ago

Omfg. Wow. Not sure why I’m surprised but I am.

lisamims.bsky.social•621 days ago

Because reddit positioned themselves as something of a safe space, due to their anonymity.

So, if you ever posted anything even remotely personal or vulnerable on reddit, you’re justifiably concerned about your information.

There’s a specific circle of Hell, for people like Spez.

abr.bsky.social•621 days ago

"...AN EXAMPLE FOR REDDIT TO FOLLOW"

Jesus Christ.

c418.org•621 days ago

this dude looked at asshole behaviour and was like, wow, I wanna be an asshole too!!!!

djsabrina.bsky.social•621 days ago

So far, it’s working out pretty much the same as it has for Musk… is that a W for him?

davidgerard.co.uk•621 days ago

lol, and holy shit

ewb.io•621 days ago

This guy is hilarious because he’s not wrong in his thinking until he makes public statements and gets an obviously predictable negative reaction. Like just don’t say anything, but take the same actions and honestly it probably would blow over.

satori.bsky.social•621 days ago

counterpoint: who cares, Reddit sucks and sucked before and will continue to suck

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