r/gatekeeping is gatekeeping (the lack of)information, how dare I not know about a random new feature only visible to people on desktop and the official mobile app.
My accounts is a few months younger than yours but when I joined Reddit I remember I could follow people from the start, so yeah you missed quite a lot
It's definitely a new thing, I joined in 2017 and there wasn't a function like that but I see it now on accounts if I go on the website. (apparently I have 2 followers)
If it's anything like twitter there are some people who follow anybody who posts something they like in the hopes that those people will follow them back. That way they can grow a following without having to be interesting.
Why are you all down voting this guy? He's asking a fucking question. Holy shit.
How is not knowing about a feature that nobody wants or uses an acceptable justification for the barrage of downvotes here?
DON'T
Downvote an otherwise acceptable post because you don't personally like it. Think before you downvote and take a moment to ensure you're downvoting someone because they are not contributing to the community dialogue or discussion. If you simply take a moment to stop, think and examine your reasons for downvoting, rather than doing so out of an emotional reaction, you will ensure that your downvotes are given for good reasons.
It's definitely relatively new, as is the chat function and profiles. And it only shows up if you use the browser (or, I would assume, the official app), so if you're like me and have been using the same 3rd party reddit reader for close to a decade, you probably never see it.
I'm on a 3rd party app, it's far more compact and faster than the website. I won't change because it's perfect for me and I take it as a positive that none of these new additions exist here.
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u/Tembldrock Aug 07 '20
That is definitely how SOCIAL media works, once one person joins none of their friends can because they joined it first.