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https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/reddit_were_sorry/ (Full post)

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/comment/jo4gy94/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (One comment)

“This is the most neckbeard thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Reddit is a business trying to make money, no shit they are going to get rid of third party apps eventually. Welcome to the real world. You are not being oppressed. This protest has zero effect on anything other than just inconveniencing users. If losing third party apps ruins your reddit experience (oh no) just find another app or website.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/comment/jo4fs7t/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (Another comment that got gold)

"This is absolutely stupid virtue signaling. It’s just a few power hungry mods pretending to add some meaning to their life so the other 99% can’t use the platform.

None of us regular people give a crap about the changes. Get over it."

  • michikade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    I don’t think anyone has a problem with a business trying to make money. The problem is the extortionate pricing and also not having things in place for mods or the communities with accessibility needs. And the timeframe in which the change is being implemented is ludicrous. And that isn’t even touching on the literal libel stating that Christian was blackmailing them.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I don’t have a problem with a business trying to make money, but lurkers need to realize that the site isn’t run by the company it’s run by the users who submit content, converse about it, and moderate it all for free.

      All reddit does is keep the servers functional and take all the money, now they want a bigger chunk of money while not adding any more value.

    • Disney Fan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Exactly!! The protest wasn’t solely about the API changes but people were also protesting /u/spez and his blatant lies to try and shift blame onto other people, which he just loves doing

  • clyde@kbin.social
    7·
    1 year ago

    I think it’s important to remember a lot of people participating in the blackout are still on a break from Reddit and aren’t commenting on these kinds of posts.
    Anyway, we did indeed “just find another app or website”, so we’re good.

  • Ash@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    People like to dig their head in the sand and pretend nothing is wrong. As long as their little lives aren’t disrupted, they go along with anything. I can’t say I entirely blame them, everyone just wants to come home from work/school and scroll on their stupid little app till they fall asleep and don’t have the energy to care. That’s literally what I do every night :/

    But we have more power than we think. The first day of the blackout was great, people working together to say fuck you to capitalism, but going back to normal before any changes are made is not how protesting works.

    • Disney Fan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      100% agreed, the protest should’ve lasted indefinitely and having it be only 48 hours was such a stupid idea. But like you said the start of the protest was fantastic and it had the potential to really make an impression that people are serious about this.

      • PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.netEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Several very large subs and quite a few smaller ones have committed to remaining private until reddit backtracks or they are removed and opened by reddit admins. It’s not quite over, but I don’t think the average user cares enough, unfortunately.

  • PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.netEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Well that was a frustrating read. I don’t get it. Why are people so okay with reddit treating them like garbage?

  • Timwi@kbin.social
    5·
    1 year ago

    I do think the blackouts are pointless, but I absolutely do not support Reddit Inc. in any way.

    What the moderators should do instead of blackouts, is to stop moderating and let all the major subreddits be overrun by spam and hatespeech. Good luck with your IPO and with finding advertisers after that. That would have been a much more effective way to communicate how valuable the volunteers at Reddit are.

    • QHC@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      The whole idea of a protest being pointless is pointless!

      Protests often do not accomplish their stated goal in the moment. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t an effect, it may just take awhile (or more protests) to be noticed. Even if it doesn’t ever have a measurable effect, the idea that people should just shut up and not express themselves is completely contrary to all of the ideals of democracy.

      • VoxAdActa@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        Exactly. A two-day+ blackout is a warning. “Check your metrics. See that red line? This time, it’s temporary. Next time could be permanent. Just saying. Anyway, how’re those accessibility features coming along?”

        Everyone saying “it’s pointless” or “it failed” is not seeing beyond the tip of their own noses. It only “failed” if moderators and Redditors aren’t willing to follow through on the threat come July. We have yet to see if that’s the case.

        • Timwi@kbin.social
          01·
          1 year ago

          Everyone saying “it’s pointless” or “it failed”

          Where did I say any of that? I’m genuinely confused how my comment was so profoundly misread/misunderstood.

          • Levii@lemmy.ml
            1·
            1 year ago

            “i do think the blackouts are pointless”

            I think they have misconstrued youre line of thinking, they think that you meant any form of protest is pointless. When really you just thought that the one tactic used doesnt achieve much.

  • haelusnovak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I hope they do stay there. I don’t want their drivel here. 🤷 If the main thing on their mind is being angry with the blackout, I can only imagine the content they would contribute to their communities anyway. 😵‍💫

  • Khorgor666@feddit.deEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I have to say imo it would be awesome if the “Rexxit” leads to a split between people interested in tech and ready for change and the “normies” that just want to see funny cat pictures. I am mightily impressed by the whole Lemmyverse and all the stuff one can do here.

    • nik282000@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Having even the slightest technical barrier to entry is a quick way to increase the quality of user-user experience. It takes a dedicated shit-poster to troll a brand new platform with a reduced audience and unusual community layout.

  • 00Lemming@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Frankly one of my favorite parts about the blackout - and opinions like this - is that Lemmy is going to end up being populated by people who have the capacity to think about others and form intelligent opinions. All of the people with this attitude will stay on reddit, which is what will ultimately kill it. I hope he stays.

    • KindnessInfinity@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Same with mastodon too. A lot of those on mastodon are so kind in their posts and empathy to others, meanwhile on twitter people get a lot of hate.

    • Timwi@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      An unfortunate corollary of that is that we can only have a limited good time in the Fediverse. Eventually Reddit collapses and then they will all flock over and ruin it for us. (Or this’ll happen very gradually rather than suddenly.)

    • JetpackJackson@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, I really like how here people tend to make longer comments and have nice discussions and stuff.

  • coldv@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Tbh it’s like the Twitter migration. Anybody who actually cares has left and it’s mostly dickheads that remains now.

  • quzyp@feddit.deEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Predictable and moronic reactions.

    1. Some people just love to feel superior by mocking people who demand change
    2. Some people love to feel superior by pretending they knew that this would happen
    3. Some people love to feel superior by implying the other side are clueless kids, hippies, idiots who know nothing about the real world.

    I think the whole reddit issue can be summed up very concisely. The users liked reddit because it was simple to use, free of ads and other distracting bullshit. That’s how they got big. But there’s no money in that. For some reason, investors still threw money at it. Now, they want their money back and reddit has 2000 employees. They need to find more and more ways to make money, which effectively kills the reason reddit got popular in the first place.

    TL;DR don’t invest gazillions in a site simply because it has many users.

  • WaffleFriends@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    When the blackouts started, I decided to leave reddit permanently for Lemmy, a decision that I don’t regret. I checked back in briefly today and it seems like reddit is currently tearing itself apart. There’s definitely a lot more people vocally disagreeing with the blackout now.

    • Ash@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      That’s good to hear! I haven’t looked. Hopefully word gets out about Lemmy and more people join us over here.

    • Zamboniman@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      There’s definitely a lot more people bots vocally disagreeing with the blackout now.

      FTFY.

      Of course, there are indeed plenty of real people, along with bots, disagreeing. Their daily Reddit routine has been disrupted, and they don’t like it. Of course, these folks aren’t generally affected (so far) by API changes, so they just want things to go back to what they were. They don’t understand what is coming, given the mod issues, etc.

      • WaffleFriends@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I think the vast majority of people just want to browse without any disruptions, tbh. A lot of people are calling them bots but I think many of them are probably real people.

      • WaffleFriends@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I just saw a lot of threads with people arguing over -2 day blackout didn’t do shit -I don’t care, why should you -Where’s all the content, I want the content back -A blackout was really inconvenient

  • GreatWhiteBuffalo41@slrpnk.netEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    As a mod, I’ve gotten: hate mail, death threats, and Reddit cares notifications for posting that we would be restricted indefinitely.

  • KindnessInfinity@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    In other words the person admits to being ableist as the API change is killing apps that help those with disabilities, unlike reddits app