I was actually somewhat ok with going back to certain Reddit communities (although NOT just mindless scrolling) after the blackout. There's a lot of communities where (I thought) there's literally no alternatives.
Then came his latest wave of interviews attacking people that did their jobs for them (mods, Devs making a usable mobile app) and making insane hypocritical statements about "democracy" (everyone would gladly kick you out given the chance) and "landed gentry" (dude, if the mods are the out of touch landed gentry, that would make you the out of touch king, right?)
Why is he still giving interviews? Not like I even care about the company but seriously what good can he possibly do at this point, every day thousands more people leave for good.
Anyway, I seriously don't think I can use Reddit with a clear conscience, at all, anymore, at least for now. Every time I interact with the site (even with adblock) I can't help but think the entire time I am helping this millionaire megalomaniac's company keep continuing on.
I guess there's always the chance the board is letting him self destruct to offer him as the sacrificial lamb.
I honestly don't know if this will last in terms of me not using reddit at all, but every day this idiot opens his mouth is another day I'm not using reddit and another day I'm searching for and interacting with alternatives.
No matter how noble the cause realistically his position and actions were predicable.
That said if they really are in undeleting comments from those who have closed their accounts it's a huge privacy breach and a few years down the line all those inevitable fines from around the world will sink the platform, IPO or not and spez will be welcoming people at Walmart.
Can't wait.
If they are really undeleting, I think that may be the biggest thing to have come out of this whole thing so far. I'm unsure of EU laws regarding this, but reddit claiming ownership of our interactions crosses a line imo, and could be a huge step for privacy, for the better.
And I agree. Their behavior has been nothing but on brand.
Investors will price in pissing off EU regulators into the IPO lol. There's no way they'll let this one fly under the radar