I'm somewhat anxious about old.reddit.com going away, no doubt.
> harder to monetize
Honest question: how is old.reddit.com harder to monetize than 'new.reddit.com'? I've been seeing ads creep in over the past couple of years I think. (Not that I necessarily have any beef about that..)
Old reddit doesn't have many of those newer features in the main reddit ui that's geared to steer users to pay for premium. For example, old reddit users don't see avatars, which can be customized with premium stuff in the main reddit ui. Awards are also less pronounced. As an old reddit user, I'm sure you have no desire to spend money buy avatar gears and more awards. Users of the new UI got exposed to those stuff more often and thus more familiar and more likely to buy them.
> harder to monetize
Honest question: how is old.reddit.com harder to monetize than 'new.reddit.com'? I've been seeing ads creep in over the past couple of years I think. (Not that I necessarily have any beef about that..)