[danudey]

...or charge users $x/mo if they want to use third-party clients.

None of reddit's monetization so far has been even remotely appealing to me. I don't click on the ads (except by accident), I don't buy the NFTs, I don't pay for gold or get the coins or whatever. It's all stupid, asinine bullshit as far as I'm concerned.

Just like Twitter, the monetization plan is "a bunch of stuff that doesn't make the core experience better". A blue check mark? A stupid-looking avatar hat? Give me something tangible and I'll pay for it.

An MMO selling cosmetics makes sense. A social media site selling cosmetics... not so much.