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TechCrunch shouted out Lemmy and Kbin in their Reddit coverage today: Reddit CEO lashes out on protests, moderators and third-party apps (techcrunch.com)

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In response to Huffman’s comments, moderators are trying to find ways to make blackouts effective. Alternatively, some communities are also setting up servers on alternative sites like Lemmy and Kbin.

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[–] PaigePalisade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“If you’re a politician or a business owner, you are accountable to your constituents. So a politician needs to be elected, and a business owner can be fired by its shareholders,” he said.

“And I think, on Reddit, the analogy is closer to the landed gentry: The people who get there first get to stay there and pass it down to their descendants, and that is not democratic.”

Pro-business people always have the craziest ideas of democracy. Does he really believe that shareholders making decisions is, in any way, democratic??

[–] fuser@quex.cc 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

well, he also believes he's a natural leader - clearly, the delusion runs deep.

[–] Hellebert@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Rich people always do because society tells them they are great.

Look at Australia's former Prime Minister as a shining example of exactly this for just one.

[–] bear_delune@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I reckon he knows he’s blowing smoke up his own ass.

It just has to sound good not actually make any sense.