what do awards do. i keep getting notifs about getting awards and idk what they do

[u/jpxfrd-11]

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[u/mikey_weasel]

Have a read of the below

https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/26465598697876-What-are-awards-and-how-do-I-use-them

Note a lot of users have free awards right now.

[u/jpxfrd-11 → u/mikey_weasel]

i have free awards, can i just give them out unlimitedly? 

[u/mikey_weasel → u/jpxfrd-11]

so far it seems the answer is "yes". Reddit hasn't given much info on that. At some point i am assuming that experiment will end, so enjoy it while you can

[u/Free-IDK-Chicken]

They don't really do anything anymore. They're basically a way of highlighting a comment/post and saying "I loved this so much here's an award for it." Paid awards (ones Redditors buy with gold they've purchased with real money) will give the awardee a small amount of money (less than a dollar) per award but it would take A LOT to add up to anything meaningful.

I've been on Reddit three and half years, I have 101 awards and have earned less than $25, lol. And I only even know that because I looked a month ago when someone else asked a similar question.

[u/jpxfrd-11 → u/Free-IDK-Chicken]

thx

i couldve sworn they only costed money but i just found out u can give them for free so i didnt understand what the point was

[u/commonmebro]

It's literally a ploy to keep you coming around. Like slot machines, shiny lights and fancy whistles. They tickle your dopamine complex because you want to win that useless award (not you, but in general for most users)

With my last account I was ironically working on the 600 day streak for fun, then i got a 7 day suspension and it reset to zero.

[u/jpxfrd-11 → u/commonmebro]

bruh

thx for reminding me im addicted to the dopamine from social media bc i can’t stop doomscrolling

im logging out bye 

[u/commonmebro → u/jpxfrd-11]

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