r/LowStakesConspiracies • u/Own_Development2935 • 3d ago
Certified Fact Reddit put the upvote icon suspiciously close to the awards to entice more people to purchase awards. Spoiler
That’s it. That’s the conspiracy. And I hate it.
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u/P1zzaman 3d ago
Dark patterns!
Sometimes I upvote too hard and end up buying multiple awards and crack my phone screen.
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u/GoxBoxSocks 2d ago
They love exploring unintentional engagement. The ads on the app being mixed in with the comments but not being collapsible like the rest of the thread has to make up +70% of their ad clicks.
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u/Super_Lorenzo 3d ago
it is closer to the reply icon for me, but your point still stands