That would kneecap public access to anything. Their API is what runs their site, requiring auth for everything would essentially break Reddit for anyone not logged in.

That would kill new accounts. No one would know what was being talked about before onboarding, but without that information, what would their motivation be for onboarding?

To be clear, it says they clarify what content is non-public. They aren’t saying all content is non-public.

The flaw in this logic: We had memes over on reddit. Why are you posting memes here? If you want to post memes, you should go back to reddit.

This isn’t universal, and any client can implement it if they really wanted to.

The one good thing about karma was the ability to quickly tell who was likely around just to fuck with people. If you peek at their profile and see -100 karma, you know they are just a troll and can be ignored.

Other than that, yeah the system was pointless beyond “look at me my number is bigger”

Go spend a bit in hexbear and it’ll happen. Unless you whole heartedly adopt their thinking, at least.

??? Some people don’t like to hear “you shouldn’t sexualize children” does that mean we need to accommodate them to make sure they feel safe and cozy? Fuck no. Same deal, different opinion.