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bhhaskin | karma 2350 | avg karma 2.63 · 2018-12-24 11:00:24

Reddit is quickly heading down the same path as Facebook. Especially with the new design.

debaserab2 | karma 3623 | avg karma 3.22 · 2018-12-24 18:16:20+00:00

Yep, just waiting for the day I can no longer opt out. Feels like it’s coming soon.

Boy those ad designs on the new layout sure are starting to look like regular posts. I’m sure it won’t get any worse, right?

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dkasper | karma 7938 | avg karma 11.04 · 2018-12-24 19:16:44+00:00

The ads say “PROMOTED” in capital blue letters and Adblockers still work. Is it really so bad?

naravara | karma 3005 | avg karma 2.08 · 2018-12-24 14:26:15

>The ads say “PROMOTED” in capital blue letters and Adblockers still work. Is it really so bad?

That adage about boiling the frog by slowly upping the temperature so it doesn't notice probably applies here

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hopler | karma 432 | avg karma 0.53 · 2018-12-25 05:09:12+00:00

The adage of people using up free things until the providers go bankrupt also applies.

gruez | karma 34333 | avg karma 2.33 · 2018-12-24 23:03:52+00:00

>Adblockers still work

not on iOS

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rnd0 | karma 949 | avg karma 1.49 · 2018-12-25 00:53:38+00:00

>Yep, just waiting for the day I can no longer opt out. Feels like it’s coming soon.

Agreed; it seems like I'm having to re-opt out every day, at least once a day. I haven't figured out if it is a setting in the subs' that I read (maybe something in their themes?) or something on my end.

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dkasper | karma 7938 | avg karma 11.04 · 2018-12-24 13:13:47

Maybe design-wise, but the principles such as pseudonymity haven’t changed and that’s far more important in the long run.

lurkertroll | karma 10 | avg karma 0.53 · 2018-12-24 20:11:56+00:00

It reminds me of the Digg exodus to reddit.