The last major holdouts in the protest against Reddit’s API pricing relented, abandoning the so-called “John Oliver rules” which only allowed posts featuring the TV host. It's the official end of the battle. The Reddit protest is over, and Reddit won.
So say mediocre minds in constant need of a narrative that’s final and neat and wrapped in a little bow, all the time.
The Reddit Protest Is Finally Over. Reddit Won.
By some short-term metric here and there, I guess, if you’re willing to squint while looking at the panorama. And just how does the hack writer define “winning” - as “not disappearing or sinking into irrelevance overnight”?
Because long-term nobody knows, as places like right here are continuing to develop and grow, are quickly becoming a viable alternative, ever more active, in a positive feedback growth cycle.
So many people said this whole situation wouldn’t end Reddit, like the end of Reddit would be some big huge sudden bang when the apps turned off.
They couldn’t seem to grasp the idea that it could be the end of the Reddit we knew with a huge injection of new users to potential replacements. Only time will tell.
Fair enough, but I felt the need to directly address the clickbait title. This toxic, inescapable and ultimately unnecessary clickbait plague really, REALLY pushes my buttons in a bad way.
So say mediocre minds in constant need of a narrative that’s final and neat and wrapped in a little bow, all the time.
By some short-term metric here and there, I guess, if you’re willing to squint while looking at the panorama. And just how does the
hackwriter define “winning” - as “not disappearing or sinking into irrelevance overnight”?Because long-term nobody knows, as places like right here are continuing to develop and grow, are quickly becoming a viable alternative, ever more active, in a positive feedback growth cycle.
So many people said this whole situation wouldn’t end Reddit, like the end of Reddit would be some big huge sudden bang when the apps turned off.
They couldn’t seem to grasp the idea that it could be the end of the Reddit we knew with a huge injection of new users to potential replacements. Only time will tell.
Long term it gave a kick off boost to many alternatives, one of which is bound to grow viable
Did you intend to quote the same sentence twice?
I did. Because it felt like I was replying to the same statement in two different ways, from two slightly different angles.
Fair enough.
if you’re gonna comment by quoting only the title I’m just gonna respond to you by only reading the quotes
Fair enough, but I felt the need to directly address the clickbait title. This toxic, inescapable and ultimately unnecessary clickbait plague really, REALLY pushes my buttons in a bad way.
i feel you