I wouldn’t agree with it but I see why they do it. If you listen to the instance operators and comm mods talk a big priority is they’re trying not to just build another reddit. So occasionally instance devs get these ideas to try and deincentivise some of the toxic patterns reddit encouraged.
What a weird policy decision. I don’t think the Fediverse needs artificial scarcity or austerity.
I wouldn’t agree with it but I see why they do it. If you listen to the instance operators and comm mods talk a big priority is they’re trying not to just build another reddit. So occasionally instance devs get these ideas to try and deincentivise some of the toxic patterns reddit encouraged.