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https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/reddit_were_sorry/ (Full post)

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/comment/jo4gy94/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (One comment)

“This is the most neckbeard thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Reddit is a business trying to make money, no shit they are going to get rid of third party apps eventually. Welcome to the real world. You are not being oppressed. This protest has zero effect on anything other than just inconveniencing users. If losing third party apps ruins your reddit experience (oh no) just find another app or website.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/149cq9f/comment/jo4fs7t/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 (Another comment that got gold)

"This is absolutely stupid virtue signaling. It’s just a few power hungry mods pretending to add some meaning to their life so the other 99% can’t use the platform.

None of us regular people give a crap about the changes. Get over it."

  • relevants@feddit.deEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    That one comment saying “the mods take it too seriously, they act like they get paid” How anyone could use that as an argument against the blackout is beyond me

  • 00Lemming@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    Frankly one of my favorite parts about the blackout - and opinions like this - is that Lemmy is going to end up being populated by people who have the capacity to think about others and form intelligent opinions. All of the people with this attitude will stay on reddit, which is what will ultimately kill it. I hope he stays.

    • Timwi@kbin.social
      2·
      2 years ago

      An unfortunate corollary of that is that we can only have a limited good time in the Fediverse. Eventually Reddit collapses and then they will all flock over and ruin it for us. (Or this’ll happen very gradually rather than suddenly.)

    • KindnessInfinity@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Same with mastodon too. A lot of those on mastodon are so kind in their posts and empathy to others, meanwhile on twitter people get a lot of hate.

    • JetpackJackson@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Yeah, I really like how here people tend to make longer comments and have nice discussions and stuff.

  • Old Man Fire@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    they all have exactly the same tactics -

    make some bullshit point that ignores the actual ideals behind the protest ignore any and all answers, just yelling that same bullshit point over and over again, keep on yelling to attempt to derail conversation get banned send modmail get muted

  • clyde@kbin.social
    6·
    2 years ago

    I think it’s important to remember a lot of people participating in the blackout are still on a break from Reddit and aren’t commenting on these kinds of posts.
    Anyway, we did indeed “just find another app or website”, so we’re good.

  • GreatWhiteBuffalo41@slrpnk.netEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    As a mod, I’ve gotten: hate mail, death threats, and Reddit cares notifications for posting that we would be restricted indefinitely.

  • Timwi@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    I do think the blackouts are pointless, but I absolutely do not support Reddit Inc. in any way.

    What the moderators should do instead of blackouts, is to stop moderating and let all the major subreddits be overrun by spam and hatespeech. Good luck with your IPO and with finding advertisers after that. That would have been a much more effective way to communicate how valuable the volunteers at Reddit are.

    • QHC@kbin.social
      1·
      2 years ago

      The whole idea of a protest being pointless is pointless!

      Protests often do not accomplish their stated goal in the moment. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t an effect, it may just take awhile (or more protests) to be noticed. Even if it doesn’t ever have a measurable effect, the idea that people should just shut up and not express themselves is completely contrary to all of the ideals of democracy.

      • VoxAdActa@kbin.social
        1·
        2 years ago

        Exactly. A two-day+ blackout is a warning. “Check your metrics. See that red line? This time, it’s temporary. Next time could be permanent. Just saying. Anyway, how’re those accessibility features coming along?”

        Everyone saying “it’s pointless” or “it failed” is not seeing beyond the tip of their own noses. It only “failed” if moderators and Redditors aren’t willing to follow through on the threat come July. We have yet to see if that’s the case.

      • Timwi@kbin.social
        1·
        2 years ago

        I described a way of protesting that I think would be more effective and impactful. “People should just shut up” is the opposite of what I said. Where did you get the idea that I said that?

  • haelusnovak@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I hope they do stay there. I don’t want their drivel here. 🤷 If the main thing on their mind is being angry with the blackout, I can only imagine the content they would contribute to their communities anyway. 😵‍💫

  • coldv@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Tbh it’s like the Twitter migration. Anybody who actually cares has left and it’s mostly dickheads that remains now.

  • mattreb@feddit.itEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    To me the main reason for the protest is not 3rd party apps themselves, but the fact that when these are gone, they will have full control on user data (both personal and posts) and how its presented. Even if you just look at cat pictures, they can then potentially do stuff like feeding you with whatever post or idea they want/ get paid to promote. E.g. Youtube now sorts comments in the most convenient way to make you feel good and watch more videos when you scroll down, stuff like this it’s scary to me…

  • Richie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    It looks like a lot of people idiots think the blackout is pointless and support Reddit’s choice

    These aren’t real people. These are Bots.

    • Khalic@kbin.social
      1·
      2 years ago

      You can also find a few real specimens, a quick look through their history will show you the kind of subs they like and the kind of mindset they are in. Unfortunately, as much as I live video games, we suck so bad as a “community”

      • MrSalPal@kbin.social
        2·
        2 years ago

        I love video games. It’s my main hobby and has been ever since I moved Link around in The legend of Zelda. Gamers are fucking idiots. It’s that community that has fully cemented the shittiest monetization possible in any entertainment medium and they DEFEND it. It’s no surprise that those from that circle would also defend reddits shit decisions.

        • CoderKat@kbin.social
          2·
          2 years ago

          As someone who enjoys games and loves to discuss them, it’s really disappointing what so many gamers are like. I like to call them “capital-G gamers” to differentiate them from those who simply enjoy games as a hobby.

          Capital-G gamers are the ones who do stuff like send death threats to people who gave their favourite game a bad review. They’re the ones who will review bomb a game because the game includes the “political” gender (i.e., women). They’re also the ones who will ardently defend toxic practices like lootboxes. That one probably isn’t the same individuals as the other examples – the point being that capital-G gamers are a diverse group that can largely be summed up by one character trait: toxic.

        • rcoelho14@kbin.social
          1·
          2 years ago

          Oh yeah. The reason AAA gaming is so shit right now, full of nickle and dimming everywhere, is because we have allowed it over the years.

          It’s the same with the internet in general.
          We allowed ourselves to get fucked, accepting every little “it’s a tiny change, it’s for the better” with nothing more than a tiny moan.

          We gave these companies our data, our money, and our time, and let them free to control the markets as they see fit.
          Why shouldn’t they think we are gullible and easy to manipulate into defending their greed?

          • Khalic@kbin.social
            2·
            2 years ago

            It’s crazy when you think about it, they are asking hundreds of bucks for just a bunch of textures, it’s insane. Now mix it with casino mechanics and sexualisation and you have a bunch addict incels lining up for their next fix of fake waifus with the little money they have. It’s diabolical and brilliant.

        • Nikelui@kbin.social
          1·
          2 years ago

          I have some hope left for the community after discovering r/patientgamers. It’s encouraging to see that not everyone is buying into the overpriced AAA bug-infested pre-order crap these days.

  • PrinceHabib72@vlemmy.netEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Well that was a frustrating read. I don’t get it. Why are people so okay with reddit treating them like garbage?

    • catboss@feddit.deEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Those are Gamers™.

      They aren’t exactly people known for their critical thinking. They are however known for eating a whole bunch of shit from game publishers and devs, even going as far as thanking them for being able to buy said crap-sandwich.

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      Those are most likely the same people who think games should have paid dlc on day one and paywalls in games. Best to never think about em until they are all crying that Reddit turns into 90% ads for onlyfans

    • XLRV@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Yeah, I understand people not caring about the situation if they didn’t use 3rd party apps before, but why do they defend Reddit anti-user actions, they’ll got nothing to win by siding with Reddit but they still shill, they think that if that doesn’t bother them, then it shouldn’t bother anyone. And they always got those same bullshit arguments that have already been addressed, they don’t care about the APIs being unfairly priced, they don’t care that many mods use those 3rd party tools to keep the subs as clean as possible, they even say that 3rd party apps are bad because they steal profit from Reddit, how upsetting.

  • count_smith@kbin.social
    2·
    2 years ago

    People on reddit say the blackout is pointless, but it brought awareness to reddit’s shitty behavior towards its community. Of course the 2 day protest would not bring down reddit, but it showed they don’t care about the community concerns by not changing their stance at all. Why would I continue using that site then? These recent events have made me feel like not using reddit anymore so I won’t.