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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."

  • haelusnovak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years 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. 😵‍💫

  • PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.netEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

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

    • NoRezervationz@lemmy.websiteEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Also remember there are “free market” apologists that think a business should be able to charge whatever they want, whenever they want. Charging so much for access that it drives servicew/apps to shutdown is not ok on any level.

  • Khorgor666@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    2 years 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
      1·
      2 years 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.

  • GreatWhiteBuffalo41@slrpnk.netEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

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

  • Ash@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years 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.

  • coldv@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

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

  • WaffleFriends@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years 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
      1·
      2 years 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·
      2 years 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
        1·
        2 years 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

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    A lot of it is due to some lack of information, and a lot of news outlets only telling part of the story.

    I was seeing stuff on CNBC, Reuters, and Louis Rossman and stuff on youtube talking about the protests, and everyone one of them leaves out critical information. Some people see it as moderators being upset about losing tools, others see it as third party app developers being upset about having to pay a fee to reddit. But they leave out that moderators are volunteers and arent paid to moderate, and would have to pay to be able to do so from a third party app. Or that reddit is asking for a ridiculous amount of money in less than a month for app developers to access their APIs. Overall theyll talk about a few points but miss on others.

    It creates a lack of a sense of urgency or meaning to all this. “Regular people” think no one wants to pay reddit and get stuff for free, or that mods are power tripping.

    But theres still 15 days before apps shut down and then people may change their tune once they cant access reddit using their favorite app of choice.

  • twistedtxb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    99.9% of their userbase weren’t even aware of third party apps, which frustrates me even more.

  • Richie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    It looks like a lot of people idiots think the blackout is pointless and support Reddit’s choice

    These aren’t real people. These are Bots.

    • Khalic@kbin.social
      0·
      2 years ago

      You can also find a few real specimens, a quick look through their history will show you the kind of subs they like and the kind of mindset they are in. Unfortunately, as much as I live video games, we suck so bad as a “community”

      • MrSalPal@kbin.social
        0·
        2 years ago

        I love video games. It’s my main hobby and has been ever since I moved Link around in The legend of Zelda. Gamers are fucking idiots. It’s that community that has fully cemented the shittiest monetization possible in any entertainment medium and they DEFEND it. It’s no surprise that those from that circle would also defend reddits shit decisions.

  • Timwi@kbin.social
    1·
    2 years 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
      0·
      2 years 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
        1·
        2 years 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.

  • michikade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years 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.

    • Disney Fan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      2 years 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

  • relevants@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    That one comment saying “the mods take it too seriously, they act like they get paid” How anyone could use that as an argument against the blackout is beyond me