“The blackouts are not representative of the greater Reddit community.” Or so he says. Also:

Q: So you’re saying that Apollo, RIF, Sync, they don’t add value to Reddit?

A: Not as much as they take. No way.

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    1 year ago

    That’s perhaps the most frustrating part. There are numerous ways they could have handled this that at worst would have resulted in a few people whining about it and then moving on.

    Even if he had just shut the fuck up for a few days, most subs would probably be up by now. But no, his fragile ego couldn’t handle it, so he decided to go on a personal crusade against the very people who are working for free to keep the site running.

    Without the mods and power users, Reddit has barely any value whatsoever.