Unfortunately, plenty of people are blind to it. While a large chunk of Reddit’s users and communities are offline in protest, there is a sizable “anti-blackout” sentiment growing among the newer users there who weren’t paying attention until now. They don’t know why their subreddits went dark or why users are upset, but they’re quick to direct their anger towards “powertripping mods” instead of the company leadership and policies that incited all of this. It’s a very “don’t care, got mine” mindset by people who have a very minimal understanding of the issue.
Unfortunately, plenty of people are blind to it. While a large chunk of Reddit’s users and communities are offline in protest, there is a sizable “anti-blackout” sentiment growing among the newer users there who weren’t paying attention until now. They don’t know why their subreddits went dark or why users are upset, but they’re quick to direct their anger towards “powertripping mods” instead of the company leadership and policies that incited all of this. It’s a very “don’t care, got mine” mindset by people who have a very minimal understanding of the issue.