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Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time (www.theverge.com)
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Reddit seems to be fully aware what users are likely to do in the current climate. Do they think people who aren't angry will be louder than everyone else, do they have a plan for protests, or are they just letting the chips fall?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Josh Wardle, who would later go on to create and then sell Wordle, thought up the idea for r/Place, according to Newsweek

Wat? Apparently this dude keeps bottles of lightning in his desk drawer and just breaks one out whenever he feels like it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that surprised me too.