I wonder how long it takes for them to boot the current mods and put new ones in?
I give it a day, at least for the 20M+ member subs
The protest itself won’t have any impact. Two days won’t be enough to alter a single thing. Those that are going to remain dark indefinitely I wouldn’t be surprised if they are taken back by Reddit and assigned another mod. Corporate will win in the end, even if it does turn out to cost them.
Hopefully more subs will follow r/videos lead. They have planned to go offline indefinitely/permanently. Although it’s quite likly reddit admins will nuke the mod team and reopen it with new mods.
It was either apple or iPhone that just announced they are going private permanently
I want to hope that if Reddit does end up doing that, it’ll be seen and treated like scabs during a strike.
I totally realize most people are going to disagree with me here but I feel compelled to say that closing the sub for a joke wasn’t a very kind thing to do. We have seen TONS of posts from vulnerable populations talking about how the sub is a source of support and humor in a dark time. Irony and dirtbagism aside, taking away that support without warning was not okay.
You can say I’m being silly, or humorless or reactionary. Whatever. I love the sub and I love this community. But sometimes I come home after dealing with ableism and our nightmare reality all day, and this sub is one of many things that make me feel better. It wasn’t a good feeling to find the sub closed for the sake of irony. Maybe that’s laughable or pathetic. But for me, it’s true.
