I appreciate the often simultaneous complaints that:
- A) The protests weren’t impactful enough
- B) The protests should just end already because they’ve been negatively impacted
Like, guys… either be nihilists or reactionaries, but don’t try to be both at once. Strikes hurt everyone; that’s the point.
I agreed with the mods in /r/gis that there should be an indefinite blackout and got downvoted. Some person even called me “fucking stupid.” That place is such a toxic dumpster fire. I’m happy for kbin/lemmy.
For sure. This was absolutely the kick I needed to get off reddit. Spent way too much time there, and with Fediverse being far less busy with doomscrolling content, I’m more productive at work (who knew??).
The Kbin app changes everything for me. I’m now perfectly comfortable here and have zero need to go back to Reedit.
What is this app you speak of?? Last I heard it was still under development. I’m desperate for better mobile UX lulz
I heard lots of very similar comments about protests in France, always from people who didn’t even join the protests in the first place, too.
I think that’s a big thing. The people who most strongly supported the blackout largely left or at least use Reddit a lot less.
Heck, one sub I use frequently, the Stardew valley sub, apparently did a poll yesterday (and only yesterday) about next steps. But I was treating the 14th as a day to still stay off Reddit (it wasn’t really clear exactly when the blackout should have ended), so I didn’t get to even have a say in the poll despite using the sub frequently. I only even saw it because of a post announcing the results (majority wanted further blackout but it needed 2/3s).
That poll sounds very disingenuous lol, why make a poll during the short time where most of the users won’t be able to take it ? Especially when to get to the absolute majority, you’d need the people not able to take it to come in and vote. To me, it sounds like they simply wanted to “appear” democratic but didn’t actually want to go through with possibly losing the sub.
They are delusional. It’s no wonder the internet became so consolidated when them goons lack critical thinking. People just settle with whatever shit they have now instead of demanding a better product. Sad times.
