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Why? There are a lot of redditors who have never used third party apps and who don't have any horse in this race. Now I don't think Reddit's behavior bodes well for the future of the site but I can fully understand why some users and mods would choose to ignore all this drama. This is also very far from a high stakes "life or death" situation so I don't think there's anything akin to a moral obligation to join the protest. At the end of the day, if lemmy offers a better community people will come here.
My point rests with your last sentence. I don't care about funny vids or weird facts, what made reddit precious was the interaction within communities and "being part of it" rather than just a visitor. That for me makes this situation life or death for reddit and from what I've seen, the "core" and most invested folk who made reddit what it is think so too. Without these, reddit is just another website with pictures and text.
The inaction of some communities not so deep into the internet lore is absolutely fine however bigger subs or corrupt mods yielding to the bullying from admins/supporting them will result in dissolving of these communities and this is why I absolutely think that anyone and everyone should take some action whether it be migrating to lemmy like us or any other solution they see fit whether it be a discord server or an independent forum.
It is unavoidable that there will be losses but a fresh start is the best we have and to maintain what was created over years with blood sweat and tears, reddit is no longer a viable option. It seems a spring cleaning was in order anyhow...
Third party apps were only the tip of the iceberg. The bigger issue is the increasing monetization of data and recommendations across the site. This whole thing is ultimately about who will shape the internet: users or corporations. That's why it's silly for people to pretend there's a neutral opinion
What can I say? I obviously agree or else I wouldn't be here but vilifying or antagonizing people for not caring enough about this seems silly. The reddit protest is definitely not of such upmost moral importance that there's any kind of moral obligation for every redditor to join it. I'm sure that there are thousands of relevant issues out there where I have chosen to stay ignorant and neutral because I just can't fight every struggle at once.