https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/reddit_were_sorry/ (Full post)

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/comment/jo4gy94/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (One comment)

“This is the most neckbeard thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Reddit is a business trying to make money, no shit they are going to get rid of third party apps eventually. Welcome to the real world. You are not being oppressed. This protest has zero effect on anything other than just inconveniencing users. If losing third party apps ruins your reddit experience (oh no) just find another app or website.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/comment/jo4fs7t/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (Another comment that got gold)

"This is absolutely stupid virtue signaling. It’s just a few power hungry mods pretending to add some meaning to their life so the other 99% can’t use the platform.

None of us regular people give a crap about the changes. Get over it."

  • PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.net
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    2 years ago

    Well that was a frustrating read. I don’t get it. Why are people so okay with reddit treating them like garbage?

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    I don’t think anyone has a problem with a business trying to make money. The problem is the extortionate pricing and also not having things in place for mods or the communities with accessibility needs. And the timeframe in which the change is being implemented is ludicrous. And that isn’t even touching on the literal libel stating that Christian was blackmailing them.

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      I don’t have a problem with a business trying to make money, but lurkers need to realize that the site isn’t run by the company it’s run by the users who submit content, converse about it, and moderate it all for free.

      All reddit does is keep the servers functional and take all the money, now they want a bigger chunk of money while not adding any more value.

      • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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        And I mean, Im OK with reddit making some money too. They said they want to be “profitable” and thats fine. But what their asking is ridiculous. I mean I wouldnt mind having to pay a small subscription fee or something to access reddit from Sync, unrestricted as we have been. But Im talking small. Im not talking Netflix, Gamepass or Amazon Prime money here.

    • Disney Fan@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 years ago

      Exactly!! The protest wasn’t solely about the API changes but people were also protesting /u/spez and his blatant lies to try and shift blame onto other people, which he just loves doing

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    That one comment saying “the mods take it too seriously, they act like they get paid” How anyone could use that as an argument against the blackout is beyond me

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    People like to dig their head in the sand and pretend nothing is wrong. As long as their little lives aren’t disrupted, they go along with anything. I can’t say I entirely blame them, everyone just wants to come home from work/school and scroll on their stupid little app till they fall asleep and don’t have the energy to care. That’s literally what I do every night :/

    But we have more power than we think. The first day of the blackout was great, people working together to say fuck you to capitalism, but going back to normal before any changes are made is not how protesting works.

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      Also remember there are “free market” apologists that think a business should be able to charge whatever they want, whenever they want. Charging so much for access that it drives servicew/apps to shutdown is not ok on any level.

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    they all have exactly the same tactics -

    make some bullshit point that ignores the actual ideals behind the protest ignore any and all answers, just yelling that same bullshit point over and over again, keep on yelling to attempt to derail conversation get banned send modmail get muted

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    Predictable and moronic reactions.

    1. Some people just love to feel superior by mocking people who demand change
    2. Some people love to feel superior by pretending they knew that this would happen
    3. Some people love to feel superior by implying the other side are clueless kids, hippies, idiots who know nothing about the real world.

    I think the whole reddit issue can be summed up very concisely. The users liked reddit because it was simple to use, free of ads and other distracting bullshit. That’s how they got big. But there’s no money in that. For some reason, investors still threw money at it. Now, they want their money back and reddit has 2000 employees. They need to find more and more ways to make money, which effectively kills the reason reddit got popular in the first place.

    TL;DR don’t invest gazillions in a site simply because it has many users.

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    Frankly one of my favorite parts about the blackout - and opinions like this - is that Lemmy is going to end up being populated by people who have the capacity to think about others and form intelligent opinions. All of the people with this attitude will stay on reddit, which is what will ultimately kill it. I hope he stays.

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    There are lots of corporate bootlickers coming out of the woodwork. I wouldn’t be surprised if they turn out to be Reddit employee sockpuppet accounts.

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    I do think the blackouts are pointless, but I absolutely do not support Reddit Inc. in any way.

    What the moderators should do instead of blackouts, is to stop moderating and let all the major subreddits be overrun by spam and hatespeech. Good luck with your IPO and with finding advertisers after that. That would have been a much more effective way to communicate how valuable the volunteers at Reddit are.

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      The whole idea of a protest being pointless is pointless!

      Protests often do not accomplish their stated goal in the moment. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t an effect, it may just take awhile (or more protests) to be noticed. Even if it doesn’t ever have a measurable effect, the idea that people should just shut up and not express themselves is completely contrary to all of the ideals of democracy.

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        Exactly. A two-day+ blackout is a warning. “Check your metrics. See that red line? This time, it’s temporary. Next time could be permanent. Just saying. Anyway, how’re those accessibility features coming along?”

        Everyone saying “it’s pointless” or “it failed” is not seeing beyond the tip of their own noses. It only “failed” if moderators and Redditors aren’t willing to follow through on the threat come July. We have yet to see if that’s the case.

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          Everyone saying “it’s pointless” or “it failed”

          Where did I say any of that? I’m genuinely confused how my comment was so profoundly misread/misunderstood.

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    If losing third party apps ruins your reddit experience (oh no) just find another app or website.

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    I have to say imo it would be awesome if the “Rexxit” leads to a split between people interested in tech and ready for change and the “normies” that just want to see funny cat pictures. I am mightily impressed by the whole Lemmyverse and all the stuff one can do here.