I was actually somewhat ok with going back to certain Reddit communities (although NOT just mindless scrolling) after the blackout. There's a lot of communities where (I thought) there's literally no alternatives.
Then came his latest wave of interviews attacking people that did their jobs for them (mods, Devs making a usable mobile app) and making insane hypocritical statements about "democracy" (everyone would gladly kick you out given the chance) and "landed gentry" (dude, if the mods are the out of touch landed gentry, that would make you the out of touch king, right?)
Why is he still giving interviews? Not like I even care about the company but seriously what good can he possibly do at this point, every day thousands more people leave for good.
Anyway, I seriously don't think I can use Reddit with a clear conscience, at all, anymore, at least for now. Every time I interact with the site (even with adblock) I can't help but think the entire time I am helping this millionaire megalomaniac's company keep continuing on.
I guess there's always the chance the board is letting him self destruct to offer him as the sacrificial lamb.
I honestly don't know if this will last in terms of me not using reddit at all, but every day this idiot opens his mouth is another day I'm not using reddit and another day I'm searching for and interacting with alternatives.
I don't believe spez is self destructing, He's doing what benefits both himself and the board in bringing about these changes. Your right about how the board will probably use him as the sacrificial lamb though, along with giving him a healthy severance package on the way out. Pretty sure they've even pulled that on a smaller scale before with all that AMA staff drama. It's all an attempt to maximize profits for their shareholders when they turn Reddit public, and then they can cash out too. They won't be reverting any of these decisions after, even when they do push spez under the bus, because we users aren't the priority.
You know what they say. If you're using a service for free, then you're not the customer, you're the product. They don't care about what we think in the same way a farmer doesn't care about the opinions of his cows. It's just never really been this glaringly obvious before.