“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.
“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.
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.