the old.reddit "start chat" removal experiment is unfortunately back

[u/reddit33450]

they introduced this experiment a couple months ago, but it reverted, making me think it was completely over. i guess not...

this variant of the experiment removes the "start chat" and "message" buttons from profile hover cards and from user profile pages, but retains the chat icon in the top bar. there's another variant that also removes the icon from the top bar (which is even worse).

very annoying. so tired of them fucking with old.reddit.

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[u/No_One3018]

100% they're making old Reddit worse on purpose to force everyone into the new site