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[–] yankeebobo@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Had the subs gone off for longer (2 weeks) or indefinitely, the risk of Google bots dropping links may have shaken things up more. Personally, I don’t see Reddit going anywhere. There frankly is not enough backing for a sustained enough period of time. Reddit knows tomorrow subs who joined for 2 days will re-open.

[–] tyo_ukko@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, I think the people who stay after the blackouts are the ones Reddit wants: the ones least likely to care about being subjected to ads and hostile UI. The ones least likely to leave or protest. The ones with least critical thinking. The ones consuming the most trivial content and guerrilla marketing. The holy grail of any money-hungry social network.

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[–] Nogami@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Just migrated here from reddit. Don't plan on going back. That platform is done.

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[–] admin@lemmy.elest.io 31 points 1 year ago

Reddit & Twitter going crazy only few months appart, and with this attitude they deserve to vanish in trashbin of internet history

[–] Dekthro 30 points 1 year ago

Well at least they'll be more "profitable" with so many less users coming to the site and using third party apps.

Glad I've found Lemmy.

[–] sipwarriper@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I guess Lemmy will be getting bigger then

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[–] D3F4U1T_ARS@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Yeah, at this point. All these big tech companies are succumbing to their greed.

Good that FOSS are being made to be the shelter for this wasteland that is big tech.

[–] hydra@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Good, I hope it crashes and burns. They forgot their origins.

[–] Marduk73@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And that's why this is my first comment on lemmy! Just in case Reddit eats itself.

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[–] norawibb@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago

This is great news. I want federation

[–] TooLazyDidntName@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] idle@158436977.xyz 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

just deleted my last account. fuck em lol

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[–] massive5337@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

This kind of protest is meaningless, going back online after 48 hours? It's just a way for communities to feel good about themselves. The best way to protest is to delete the account / subreddit going offline indefinitely (although I doubt the effectiveness of this)

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[–] Silvia@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

The disrespect that the average person gets from corporations these days is fucking unbelievable. This current thing with reddit is something especially BS. ALL of the work in the various subreddits were done by the community, supported by third-party apps ALSO built by the community.

[–] FreezingInFuckingHell@lemmynsfw.com 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they know that ultimately the layuser will stay on reddit. Super sad to see, but maybe if subreddits like r/movies stay dark indefinitely it may push them to make at least some changes to their current stance.

If not and they just swap moderators, the outcry might be pretty bad.

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[–] emcon_delta@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Then my friend is truly dead.

[–] albertval@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

I'm sticking with lemmy then

[–] Iwipebacktofront@lemmy.one 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My first post on lemmy! RIP Reddit and fuck you Pez.

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[–] c0mpufreak@feddit.de 24 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Really curious to see how long the more popular subreddits will remain private. Surely the admin won't just turn them public again without having any mods, right? I kinda would love to see that dumpster fire.

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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Captain of the Titanic: "we're sticking to our course, despite the iceberg being dead ahead"

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[–] Felien@yiffit.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

he is getting into Elon levels of denial

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[–] rss3091@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] LurkerCandado@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago (5 children)

There's a stupid question I have (c/NoStupidQuestions?)

What do mods gain from reopening the subs after two days, even if demands are not met? Are they gaining money or something? Perhaps the bigger ones.

[–] sbowesuk@lemmy.one 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Valid question. Hate to say this, but if most subs reopen after 2 days, we're essentially handing reddit bosses an easy win. It's like protesting with no terms, and instead merely creating a brief storm that'll pass and quickly be forgotten. Might as well throw eggs at a tank with that thinking.

The only way this protest works, is if subs stay dark with no deadline, and terms that must be met to end the standoff. That's how these things work. That's how it's always worked.

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[–] ass@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago
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