In other news, Reddit CEO confirms status as clueless ass-clown.

“We absolutely must ship what we said we would.”

He forgot to add ‘Otherwise I’ll miss my big IPO payday and that can’t happen’

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    2 years ago

    That guy is riding so hard to be the next Zuckerburg. I really hope everyone agrees to go indefinite on this black out after tomorrow. His tactic is to wait them out, so not giving any definitive date of return seems like the way going forward. I also kinda hate that Reddit is now being capitalized for the resource of its “community.” Fuck you Spez, you malignant little weasel.

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    I’m so much happier after this move. Its a more niche community which is what I’m looking for. I started my Reddit account maybe a couple years ago to balance the harm my work has caused (adtech tracking). I’ll leave my account up and unintended so searches will remain accurate. But I don’t see myself going back.

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    2 years ago

    Can we get a choice quote from the Digg CEO in 2010 saying something similar?

    https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-rctom/submission/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-rise-and-fall-of-digg-com-5-will-shock-you/

    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/digg-v4

    Love this one:

    “Soon after Digg released previews of its new version, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian posted on his personal blog an open letter to Rose[17], where he speculated that “this new version of digg reeks of VC meddling”, and that it is “cobbling together features from more popular sites and departing from the core of digg,” which, as he quotes Rose’s statement from Digg’s debut in 2004[18], “give the power back to the people.””

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    I certainly hope not, but unfortunately they very well may be right. Reddit has a pretty short attention span. Hopefully the critical parts don’t just reopen though.

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    He’s probably right unfortunately. People seem to still be using Twitter despite the shitshow that is rapidly becoming. The vast majority of users will go right back, but I think damage has been done to trust in Reddit overall.

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      2 years ago

      I won’t be. A couple /r/'s I will check from time to time but no more doom scrolling.

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      2 years ago

      Sounds great. Who is going to moderate them? Reddit can’t even seem to do the things they say they will do (Modtools).

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    It passed for me. Deleted my account today and now it’s all over.