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Reddit has its fair share of "repeat" subreddits. This isn't unique to a decentralised platform.
Personally, I think Spez is counting on users to think the way you do — make a big fuss, protest by leaving for 48 hours, and coming right back even if nothing has changed. Reddit has no reason to backtrack if they can just wait for the storm to blow over and everyone returns to business as usual after two or three days lol.
It isn't unique to it, but it makes it waaay worse. And in Reddit it was mostly a problem of originally different subreddits eventually losing it's original meaning and getting diluted into just "funny stuff" or "interesting stuff"
And yes, I know they're counting on us thinking that way, and I do feel conflicted about that. But, for better or worse, Reddit is an important part of many people's lives, and an invaluable resource of information. Losing that would be a big loss for many people, and it will take a long while for Lemmy to catch up, if it ever does.
If this protest goes for long enough though, maybe they'll concede. That's the plan anyway. The options aren't only "return in two days" and "never return", there has to be a middle ground that will make them listen to us.
Respectfully, I think it’s somewhat naive to think that we the users can make Reddit listen to us. They are a company operating in a capitalist system and as the CEO said, they are going to prioritize profits until they are profitable, and once they are profitable, they are going to keep prioritizing profits. I’d be pretty surprised if users were able to make enough of a dent in profits in 17 days that they forced Reddit’s hand.
Reddit should do whatever they want to do.
Naive is thinking that Reddit will implode after 48 hours or that they will actually change something after 48 hours.
You are already saying it, they are gonna implement ways to monetize their users and platform and keep doing it in the name of infinite growth/profits.
That is the thing, why should I be a part of it or give Reddit my time and attention to achieve that?
They crossed the boundary that I had set for myself and me enforcing it is to leave the platform.
I joined the blackout for 48 hours and my idea was to see after what is gonna happen, but i'll just login after the blackout and edit my comments and delete my account after.
I am not even coping, but I haven't had the urge to open Reddit at all.
RIF was Reddit for me and for all I car they can put their API where the sun doesn't shine.