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Apologies if this is the wrong place for this. A few subs opened up and were discussing the possibility of extending the blackouts. The majority wanted the blackout to end to keep the influx of content. That was to be expected.

There was a disturbing tone in some of the messages though. It was a form of cynicism essentially backing Reddit to do whatever it wanted to the devs, and that it was wrong to protest the rule changes as we should be okay with whatever Reddit wanted. It was almost like learned helplessness. I genuinely found it to be disturbing. Is anyone else noticing this in their communities/subs?

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[–] Seven@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, I can understand some people not supporting the blackouts (not the third-party api fiasco)- Reddit is an info powerhouse, some subs going dark means some info won't be accessable, which for important subs, can be a problem (I know not all the subs went dark and some health-critical ones are up btw) alternatively, maybe some people just don't want to see Reddit die, not for corporation reasons, but maybe due to certain sentimental reasons- in which case Lemmy is still the spiritual successor of Reddit, the good part atleast- and we can say that Reddit is already "dead", as in, it no longer is the Reddit as it is known anymore, unless if they like the modern day extra-consumerist hivemind Reddit, in which case, it is better we let them enjoy themselves...

[–] Puffymumpkins@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, most of the tech-savvy people I talk about this too are just waiting to find answers for how to get their 3d printer to behave or find some technical car stuff. I think eventually the fediverse will fill that gap, but it needs to become searchable for the average user and build up some content

[–] isaisah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Reddit is an info powerhouse, some subs going dark means some info won’t be accessable, which for important subs, can be a problem (I know not all the subs went dark and some health-critical ones are up btw)

reddit was something of a resource in itself.