▲ 1159 ▼ 'FUCK SPEZ': Reddit Users Unite to Turn r/Place Mural Into a Protest (www.vice.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 173 comments fedilink hide all child comments 'FUCK SPEZ': Reddit Users Unite to Turn r/Place Mural Into a Protest::Reddit's collaborative art project seemingly has one overarching message to Reddit's CEO.
[–] alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 69 points 3 years ago (1 child) Why do people even participate after all this mess permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 70 points 3 years ago (4 children) Because they're hopeful they can save the site through activism. What they forget is that they are not protesting a government, they are trying to stop a corporate entity from fulfilling it's legal obligations to make money for it's investors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kryllic@programming.dev 30 points 3 years ago I think using the site you're protesting against is peak slacktivism permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why do they want to save the site? The leadership deserves to see it die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's kinda cozy on lemm.ee, I like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Btw, do you guys also have JSON error when you try to upload some files for like a banner or something? Or is it just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Riakuro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I had the same issue too. It turned out to be the size of the banner, but I went through trial and error to get the right size because I couldn’t find any lemmy documentation for what the right size is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago What is the right size? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* isnt the point of the whole skizm to kill it? (site and IPO) permalink fedilink source parent [–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's nothing wrong with Reddit trying to be profitable. It should be profitable. Apollo and Reddit Is Fun even had large subscriber bases willing to pay up to support our usage. Reddit leadership is just really shitty. That is just the reality. Even if they wanted to be profitable, Spez simply doesn't know how to get there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago there is a problem, in the same way your cat pees on your rug to mark territory, its instincts for marking are too strong and its higher reasoning is too weak to stop it. its when capitalism being an instinct, takes over higher brain functions is it a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago No, community-owned efforts like Lemmy and Debian exist precisely because neither corporations nor governments are fit to run them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Haha@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Hey spez, screw you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ItsMeSpez@lemmy.world 70 points 3 years ago (4 children) Because they're hopeful they can save the site through activism. What they forget is that they are not protesting a government, they are trying to stop a corporate entity from fulfilling it's legal obligations to make money for it's investors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] kryllic@programming.dev 30 points 3 years ago I think using the site you're protesting against is peak slacktivism permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why do they want to save the site? The leadership deserves to see it die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's kinda cozy on lemm.ee, I like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Btw, do you guys also have JSON error when you try to upload some files for like a banner or something? Or is it just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Riakuro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I had the same issue too. It turned out to be the size of the banner, but I went through trial and error to get the right size because I couldn’t find any lemmy documentation for what the right size is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago What is the right size? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* isnt the point of the whole skizm to kill it? (site and IPO) permalink fedilink source parent [–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's nothing wrong with Reddit trying to be profitable. It should be profitable. Apollo and Reddit Is Fun even had large subscriber bases willing to pay up to support our usage. Reddit leadership is just really shitty. That is just the reality. Even if they wanted to be profitable, Spez simply doesn't know how to get there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago there is a problem, in the same way your cat pees on your rug to mark territory, its instincts for marking are too strong and its higher reasoning is too weak to stop it. its when capitalism being an instinct, takes over higher brain functions is it a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago No, community-owned efforts like Lemmy and Debian exist precisely because neither corporations nor governments are fit to run them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Haha@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago Hey spez, screw you! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kryllic@programming.dev 30 points 3 years ago I think using the site you're protesting against is peak slacktivism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrmanager@lemmy.today 26 points 3 years ago (2 children) Why do they want to save the site? The leadership deserves to see it die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's kinda cozy on lemm.ee, I like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Btw, do you guys also have JSON error when you try to upload some files for like a banner or something? Or is it just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Riakuro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I had the same issue too. It turned out to be the size of the banner, but I went through trial and error to get the right size because I couldn’t find any lemmy documentation for what the right size is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago What is the right size? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* isnt the point of the whole skizm to kill it? (site and IPO) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) It's kinda cozy on lemm.ee, I like it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Btw, do you guys also have JSON error when you try to upload some files for like a banner or something? Or is it just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Riakuro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I had the same issue too. It turned out to be the size of the banner, but I went through trial and error to get the right size because I couldn’t find any lemmy documentation for what the right size is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago What is the right size? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dominic8999@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Btw, do you guys also have JSON error when you try to upload some files for like a banner or something? Or is it just me? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Riakuro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I had the same issue too. It turned out to be the size of the banner, but I went through trial and error to get the right size because I couldn’t find any lemmy documentation for what the right size is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago What is the right size? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Riakuro@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nah, I had the same issue too. It turned out to be the size of the banner, but I went through trial and error to get the right size because I couldn’t find any lemmy documentation for what the right size is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago What is the right size? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago* isnt the point of the whole skizm to kill it? (site and IPO) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's nothing wrong with Reddit trying to be profitable. It should be profitable. Apollo and Reddit Is Fun even had large subscriber bases willing to pay up to support our usage. Reddit leadership is just really shitty. That is just the reality. Even if they wanted to be profitable, Spez simply doesn't know how to get there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago there is a problem, in the same way your cat pees on your rug to mark territory, its instincts for marking are too strong and its higher reasoning is too weak to stop it. its when capitalism being an instinct, takes over higher brain functions is it a problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago No, community-owned efforts like Lemmy and Debian exist precisely because neither corporations nor governments are fit to run them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago there is a problem, in the same way your cat pees on your rug to mark territory, its instincts for marking are too strong and its higher reasoning is too weak to stop it. its when capitalism being an instinct, takes over higher brain functions is it a problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago No, community-owned efforts like Lemmy and Debian exist precisely because neither corporations nor governments are fit to run them. permalink fedilink source parent