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What if the whole "2 day blackout" was engineered to allow admins to test some new features with a protest being a convenient excuse?

by neovulcan to /s/MeanwhileOnReddit from (self.MeanwhileOnReddit)

Reddit Blackout Welcome Thread by [deleted] in whatever

[–]neovulcan 13 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

I've been wanting to completely ditch Reddit for a while and this seems to be the best of the alternatives. Will at least be hanging here for the next couple days.

Reddit Blackout Welcome Thread by [deleted] in whatever

[–]neovulcan 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks to the sheer population of Reddit, there's anywhere from dozens to thousands in niche subreddits that might not even exist on alternative sites. For instance, /s/explainbothsides has an overmoderated Reddit counterpart but the Saidit side has had almost no activity in the past year with 10 subscribers. We have an /s/stargate, but there's literally nothing there compared to the Reddit counterpart that is actually a pretty positive place. Not every sub on Reddit has gone to shit, and I still hope the trend reverses itself.

What if the whole "2 day blackout" was engineered to allow admins to test some new features with a protest being a convenient excuse? by neovulcan in MeanwhileOnReddit

[–]neovulcan[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The ones in charge are going to get a lot richer with the IPO, and this move will likely make them more money than they'll lose by alienating 3rd party apps.

Additionally, while we're focusing on the negative aspects off this, the most troublesome bots likely favor the API, and this will at least make the bot owners throw additional funds towards their cause. Probably wishful thinking on my part, as Reddit would probably advertise more if they cared to kill the troublesome bots.

What if the whole "2 day blackout" was engineered to allow admins to test some new features with a protest being a convenient excuse? by neovulcan in MeanwhileOnReddit

[–]neovulcan[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't know, man, how many billion is your coming IPO going to make? I'll tell you what...my IPO...what does IPO stand for again?

...what if we launder the money?

What if the whole "2 day blackout" was engineered to allow admins to test some new features with a protest being a convenient excuse? by neovulcan in MeanwhileOnReddit

[–]neovulcan[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Swartz has been removed

You can say that again

Is there anything that is chemically safe to drink out of? Like a 30 oz tumbler? by [deleted] in AskSaidIt

[–]neovulcan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've started using wheat straw cups. Not sure they live up to their advertising, but I figure it's worth the shot. Can't afford to risk glass falling and breaking with dogs and kids knocking things around all the time.

What if the whole "2 day blackout" was engineered to allow admins to test some new features with a protest being a convenient excuse? by neovulcan in MeanwhileOnReddit

[–]neovulcan[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

reddit founders will move on to something else.

...like Aaron Swartz moved on?