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[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I'll give you preview:

Everyone: stop this! you'll kill reddit!

Spez: eat shit! πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘

there. i just saved you a ton of time and frustration

[–] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Spez: eat shit! You will all be my slaves in the apocalypse!

[–] Sinnz@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago

Spez: It's all about the user experience. Totally not for profit.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

Ok but what I crave are all the horrible puns and recycled insults. It will be like the grand finale fireworks display of reddit.

[–] OofShoot@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"We wanted the user to feel a sense of pride and accomplishment by struggling through the dog-shit Reddit interface."

[–] XLRV@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Lmao, they'll probably beat the EA comment for the record of the most downvoted post/comment, if Reddit doesn't rig the score.

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wouldn't put it past them at this point.

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[–] Dandylion@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

I hope no one comes to the ama

[–] pkulak@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or he will just answer a few comments way down the page that don't ask anything difficult and ignore the top 20.

[–] Whaines@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He’ll just manipulate the votes like he’s edited user’s comments in the past.

[–] Heimchen@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Are the fast enough? I mean, they could try deleting them but editing takes time

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[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only thing I used reddit for was to lurk, see photos, upvote and read some comments or posts. I was barely active during this couple of years with a new account, after deleting an old one. Sometimes I saw it, and still see it, difficult for me to be active because of karma, some kind of polarization or toxicity, even on safe subreddits.

The good thing is that here, karma is non existent. Yes, you can upvote or downvote posts and comments, but those votes don't go to you as karma, so you're not affected. And that really helps neurodivergent people, as it's my case too (rejection sensitive dysphoria, I think it's called, one comorbidity of ADHD).

So, yes, fuck Reddit, and I'll stay here as long as it lasts.

[–] CedarMadness@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only thing I used reddit for was to lurk, see photos, upvote and read some comments or posts. I was barely active during this couple of years with a new account, after deleting an old one. Sometimes I saw it, and still see it, difficult for me to be active because of karma, some kind of polarization or toxicity, even on safe subreddits.

Yeah same, all my subs except my local ones were going down hill the past few years. I'm hopeful the post quality here remains high and we don't get the same few tired predictable comments under post.

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll miss some communities which are not here yet. I thought about creating a couple of them and start posting some original content, but I passed.

[–] Makussu@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do it! Could meet some new likeminded people in these communities.

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

My intention was to create 2westerneurope4u, but being me from a single European country doesn't help, unless I clone myself 10 times. Besides, without flairs, half of the fun is missing. Same thing with 2balkan4you, but I'm not Balkaner, I'm w*stoid.

[–] Acester47@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

seriously fuck this guy lol

[–] thomas@lemmy.douwes.co.uk 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

This was my final reddit comment lol

[–] pumpkin@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yep. Fuck him and reddit. I hope they realise their mistake and also realise it's too late and they've fucked up.

[–] thomas@lemmy.douwes.co.uk 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

already too late for me. I've been waiting for a reason to leave.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Deleted today, I'm out can't keep supporting that place

[–] TheFrirish@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It is absolutely NOT too late for the vast majority of users. That's why I want reddit to go through with their plan and dig their own grave. Sick and tired of corporate bullshit to be honest.

I agree with this. And as much as I'd like to say I'd stick to lemming, I'm pretty sure I am one of the plebs that'd go right back the moment they reverse their decision

[–] halon5@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Could this become the most downvoted post of all time I wonder. Spez is not exactly Mr Popular at the moment.

[–] thomas@lemmy.douwes.co.uk 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

what if it beats the EA comment lol

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

or Ellen Pao's AMA. remember that shit?

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[–] XLRV@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I'm sure it will, if the score doesn't get rigged.

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[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

it would be ironic if r/DownvotedToOblivion was going dark, but they're not...

[–] bigbox@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

He's just going to edit the downvoted count

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago

That AMA is going to be a shitshow of epic proportions, and I'm here for it

Fuck that guy

[–] someRandomRedneck@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah I bet this is just going to be an attempt at ass covering and blaming 3rd party devs for whatever. In any case it's almost guaranteed to be a huge clusterfuck for reddit with whatever tone deaf replies and talking points spez regurgitates.

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago
[–] atocci@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

I don't see any way they can win back goodwill from this.

[–] esturniolo@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I hope that nobody asks nothing. That will be the best protest that we can do.

ChatGPT generated questions EVERYWHERE!

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[–] Deliverator@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

This whole drama is getting tiresome. I’ll miss reddit but I just don’t have the emotional investment to do anything other than quit the site if they go through with the changes and hope others follow suit. I hope that lemmy proves to be a viable alternative

[–] lodronsi@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I’ve already quit the site. Even if they backpedal, it seems unlikely because of any desire or respect for the users and only because of current PR pressure. I’ve experienced it before where some hostile decision is walked back until the uproar dies down, and they try again. And again until the protest fatigue sets in.

I’m don't trust Reddit and have chosen to move on. Whether they stick around or not matters not to me. I’ve moved on and watch with an eye for curiosity and awareness. But no more emotional investment.

[–] frustbox@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Even if they backpedal, it seems unlikely because of any desire or respect for the users and only because of current PR pressure.

This. Decisions like this are not made on a whim. They go through multiple stages, meetings, financial and technical analyses, reviews, lawyers … many, many desks and people who sign off on the plan. They really want this.

[–] sotolf@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I for sure will spend more time here, it's just that some niche places I am probably will never move off of reddit, and it's either that or nothing, once old goes away though, I don't think I will be able to use the site any more.

[–] jayrod@lemmy.film 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that’s not gonna go well for him.

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