▲ 54 ▼ Reddit CEO warns employees not to wear Reddit swag in public as users revolt (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 3 years ago by Chainweasel@lemmy.world to c/news@beehaw.org 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] heyztb@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (9 children) Are people really that angry? I mean I know we live in a crazy world, but this seems a bit much. permalink fedilink source hideshow 18 child comments replies: [–] speedycat2014@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, this loser has a persecution fetish, nothing more. It feeds his narcissism to think people care that much offline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LimitedBrain@beehaw.org 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay let's not kid ourselves. I know reddit is quiet right now but the entire website is angry at them. Their inbox is likely full of death threats. People are searching for their employee information. I get that it's fun to hate on spez and all but people have hunted employees down for less before. So yeah, while this is a justified protest and I dislike spez, we should all want to keep reddit employees safe right now. Most of them aren't the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boobas@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago It's hard to wrap my head around the idea of sending death threats, people walking around with so much hate filled up that they lash out at the most detrimental things. It's a corporate decision, protests (subreddits going dark) and constructive critiscm from the userbase is the only way to make the voice heard. I'm happy that another platform (Lemmy) existed which is more suitable and designed like the old.reddit.com layout to migrate to. Otherwise this ordeal would really suck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) No, I don't think so. This is coming from the same guy who claimed that the Apollo dev tried to extort him for $10 million and threatened him, when the Apollo Dev had the phone call recorded and proved that he only offered to sell the company. He's feeling threatened and trying to make the users participating in the blackout look bad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Anything for that IPO, I guess.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Has there ever been an IPO of zero? Because it wouldn't surprise me at this point... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago Pets.com went bankrupt within 12 months of its IPO. It was ahead of its time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago After the 30th, we might see it. They haven't exactly handled this situation well, so I don't have high hopes for the transition when they do finally enact their pricing changes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lindgrenj6@fosstodon.org 2 points 3 years ago also of all the people to literally attack employees...redditors are probably the least likely. permalink fedilink source parent [–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 2 points 3 years ago No, this is just how an out of touch rich dude thinks whenever anyone has criticisms of him or the platform he thinks he owns. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, but like saying the appolo dev is blackmailing them, spez is trying to twist the narrative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.net 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) He even claims that around a thousand subreddits went dark. It was 8,000. Hundreds are already pledging to stay dark indefinitely, including huge ones like r/aww and r/videos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] haelusnovak@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I think he's just making it clear that only those with many, many users matter to him, because individuals generate little value for him. He probably only counted the most popular subreddits as worth noticing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I wouldn't be surprised to see sockpuppet accounts starting / running some kind of "r/videosnew" and "r/awwnew" if they stay offline for a longer period of time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago spez will probably just instate new puppet mods and forcefully reopen them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GhostMagician@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago No it's just the common tactic from companies when there isn't a good reception to one of their decisions. Then they just cherry pick some comments from Twitter or whatever and set the stage. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) All it takes is one crazy guy. If you think about the size of reddit it makes sense that there is at least one who is willing to harm others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago The incel terrorists in Canada were both on Reddit, iirc. There are some incredibly fringe communities on Reddit. And Lemmy, for that matter. So, yeah. Agreed. If 1 in a million is violent, that's enough people for someone to get hurt. permalink fedilink source parent [–] howdy@thesimplecorner.org 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, considering people are doing bomb threats over bud light right now... Sad. Sad. Reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 1 point 3 years ago The people pissed about bud light are on Facebook. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Right, which is why I can understand it as a "just in case.." type thing, but I really haven't seen anyone all that upset about it, not to the point where they're threatening violence against Reddit staff (which wouldn't make sense anyways, since this is clearly a decision made by the executives, and not regular employees). Strange times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aninjanameddaryll@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Oh, you just don't know the right crazy people. A quote from someone I know irl, "he's lucky I don't live there. I would find him and curb stomp his albino hamster looking ass". But even the craziest people I know haven't suggested that kind of thing about employees. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago I can't say I'd assault someone wearing reddit swag, but I'd probably cross the street... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] speedycat2014@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, this loser has a persecution fetish, nothing more. It feeds his narcissism to think people care that much offline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LimitedBrain@beehaw.org 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay let's not kid ourselves. I know reddit is quiet right now but the entire website is angry at them. Their inbox is likely full of death threats. People are searching for their employee information. I get that it's fun to hate on spez and all but people have hunted employees down for less before. So yeah, while this is a justified protest and I dislike spez, we should all want to keep reddit employees safe right now. Most of them aren't the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boobas@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago It's hard to wrap my head around the idea of sending death threats, people walking around with so much hate filled up that they lash out at the most detrimental things. It's a corporate decision, protests (subreddits going dark) and constructive critiscm from the userbase is the only way to make the voice heard. I'm happy that another platform (Lemmy) existed which is more suitable and designed like the old.reddit.com layout to migrate to. Otherwise this ordeal would really suck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LimitedBrain@beehaw.org 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) Okay let's not kid ourselves. I know reddit is quiet right now but the entire website is angry at them. Their inbox is likely full of death threats. People are searching for their employee information. I get that it's fun to hate on spez and all but people have hunted employees down for less before. So yeah, while this is a justified protest and I dislike spez, we should all want to keep reddit employees safe right now. Most of them aren't the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boobas@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago It's hard to wrap my head around the idea of sending death threats, people walking around with so much hate filled up that they lash out at the most detrimental things. It's a corporate decision, protests (subreddits going dark) and constructive critiscm from the userbase is the only way to make the voice heard. I'm happy that another platform (Lemmy) existed which is more suitable and designed like the old.reddit.com layout to migrate to. Otherwise this ordeal would really suck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boobas@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago It's hard to wrap my head around the idea of sending death threats, people walking around with so much hate filled up that they lash out at the most detrimental things. It's a corporate decision, protests (subreddits going dark) and constructive critiscm from the userbase is the only way to make the voice heard. I'm happy that another platform (Lemmy) existed which is more suitable and designed like the old.reddit.com layout to migrate to. Otherwise this ordeal would really suck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) No, I don't think so. This is coming from the same guy who claimed that the Apollo dev tried to extort him for $10 million and threatened him, when the Apollo Dev had the phone call recorded and proved that he only offered to sell the company. He's feeling threatened and trying to make the users participating in the blackout look bad. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Anything for that IPO, I guess.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Has there ever been an IPO of zero? Because it wouldn't surprise me at this point... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago Pets.com went bankrupt within 12 months of its IPO. It was ahead of its time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago After the 30th, we might see it. They haven't exactly handled this situation well, so I don't have high hopes for the transition when they do finally enact their pricing changes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Anything for that IPO, I guess.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Has there ever been an IPO of zero? Because it wouldn't surprise me at this point... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago Pets.com went bankrupt within 12 months of its IPO. It was ahead of its time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago After the 30th, we might see it. They haven't exactly handled this situation well, so I don't have high hopes for the transition when they do finally enact their pricing changes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) Has there ever been an IPO of zero? Because it wouldn't surprise me at this point... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago Pets.com went bankrupt within 12 months of its IPO. It was ahead of its time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago After the 30th, we might see it. They haven't exactly handled this situation well, so I don't have high hopes for the transition when they do finally enact their pricing changes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KilgoreTrout@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago Pets.com went bankrupt within 12 months of its IPO. It was ahead of its time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heyztb@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago After the 30th, we might see it. They haven't exactly handled this situation well, so I don't have high hopes for the transition when they do finally enact their pricing changes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lindgrenj6@fosstodon.org 2 points 3 years ago also of all the people to literally attack employees...redditors are probably the least likely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 2 points 3 years ago No, this is just how an out of touch rich dude thinks whenever anyone has criticisms of him or the platform he thinks he owns. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) No, but like saying the appolo dev is blackmailing them, spez is trying to twist the narrative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.net 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) He even claims that around a thousand subreddits went dark. It was 8,000. Hundreds are already pledging to stay dark indefinitely, including huge ones like r/aww and r/videos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] haelusnovak@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I think he's just making it clear that only those with many, many users matter to him, because individuals generate little value for him. He probably only counted the most popular subreddits as worth noticing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I wouldn't be surprised to see sockpuppet accounts starting / running some kind of "r/videosnew" and "r/awwnew" if they stay offline for a longer period of time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago spez will probably just instate new puppet mods and forcefully reopen them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.net 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) He even claims that around a thousand subreddits went dark. It was 8,000. Hundreds are already pledging to stay dark indefinitely, including huge ones like r/aww and r/videos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] haelusnovak@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I think he's just making it clear that only those with many, many users matter to him, because individuals generate little value for him. He probably only counted the most popular subreddits as worth noticing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I wouldn't be surprised to see sockpuppet accounts starting / running some kind of "r/videosnew" and "r/awwnew" if they stay offline for a longer period of time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago spez will probably just instate new puppet mods and forcefully reopen them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] haelusnovak@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I think he's just making it clear that only those with many, many users matter to him, because individuals generate little value for him. He probably only counted the most popular subreddits as worth noticing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) I wouldn't be surprised to see sockpuppet accounts starting / running some kind of "r/videosnew" and "r/awwnew" if they stay offline for a longer period of time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago spez will probably just instate new puppet mods and forcefully reopen them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HiDiddlyDoodlyHo@beehaw.org 5 points 3 years ago spez will probably just instate new puppet mods and forcefully reopen them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GhostMagician@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago No it's just the common tactic from companies when there isn't a good reception to one of their decisions. Then they just cherry pick some comments from Twitter or whatever and set the stage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) All it takes is one crazy guy. If you think about the size of reddit it makes sense that there is at least one who is willing to harm others permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago The incel terrorists in Canada were both on Reddit, iirc. There are some incredibly fringe communities on Reddit. And Lemmy, for that matter. So, yeah. Agreed. If 1 in a million is violent, that's enough people for someone to get hurt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago The incel terrorists in Canada were both on Reddit, iirc. There are some incredibly fringe communities on Reddit. And Lemmy, for that matter. So, yeah. Agreed. If 1 in a million is violent, that's enough people for someone to get hurt. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] howdy@thesimplecorner.org 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) Well, considering people are doing bomb threats over bud light right now... Sad. Sad. Reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 1 point 3 years ago The people pissed about bud light are on Facebook. permalink fedilink source parent [–] heyztb@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Right, which is why I can understand it as a "just in case.." type thing, but I really haven't seen anyone all that upset about it, not to the point where they're threatening violence against Reddit staff (which wouldn't make sense anyways, since this is clearly a decision made by the executives, and not regular employees). Strange times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aninjanameddaryll@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Oh, you just don't know the right crazy people. A quote from someone I know irl, "he's lucky I don't live there. I would find him and curb stomp his albino hamster looking ass". But even the craziest people I know haven't suggested that kind of thing about employees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] borlax@lemmy.borlax.com 1 point 3 years ago The people pissed about bud light are on Facebook. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heyztb@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Right, which is why I can understand it as a "just in case.." type thing, but I really haven't seen anyone all that upset about it, not to the point where they're threatening violence against Reddit staff (which wouldn't make sense anyways, since this is clearly a decision made by the executives, and not regular employees). Strange times. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aninjanameddaryll@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Oh, you just don't know the right crazy people. A quote from someone I know irl, "he's lucky I don't live there. I would find him and curb stomp his albino hamster looking ass". But even the craziest people I know haven't suggested that kind of thing about employees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aninjanameddaryll@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago Oh, you just don't know the right crazy people. A quote from someone I know irl, "he's lucky I don't live there. I would find him and curb stomp his albino hamster looking ass". But even the craziest people I know haven't suggested that kind of thing about employees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one 1 point 3 years ago I can't say I'd assault someone wearing reddit swag, but I'd probably cross the street... permalink fedilink source parent