In a memo to employees, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman cautioned them not to wear branded gear in public. He also said the mass user backlash "will pass."
  • Kushan@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    But as defences go, it’s a pretty braindead one - the very people Spez is trying to demonise is his userbase. Why would you invest in a company that has such dangerous users?

    • im stuff@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      same reason this all started in the first place, unlike you and me spez sees reddit as entirely independent of its community

      to this guy, community is a tool that can be balanced and leveraged rather than central to his brand’s identity