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Dude I know, it's like the 100th comment like this: I get it.
But stop being so invested in what you think is true and consider this: there are still a lot of people protesting reddit on reddit because they want to stay there and they don't like the direction it is going.
My grandfather used to say "we didn't beat the fascists by ignoring them: that's how they got the power in the first place". And while I'm a firm believer that boycotting is the best way of dealing with this sort of problems, I believe that sometime it's also efficient to scream "fuck you" to somebody's face.
Like 90% boycotting and 10% "fuck you" seems a good ratio.
[Gets down from the soap box]
Only (lol) difference is the Nazis were talking something finite (land, resources, freedom).
Reddit is ephemeral, if no one went there it wouldn't "hurt" anyone
Although comparing Reddit to fascists is ridiculous, your argument isn't quite right, either.
Reddit IS taking something very finite: people. There's only so many people in the world using this type of social media, and an overwhelming majority of them stick to one platform.
If Reddit just went belly up, Lemmy would have increased traffic.
This is embarrasing.
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Obviously this community has two valid, opposing viewpoints on this, but I’m with you. I just can’t imagine that the small amount of traffic generated by those actively protesting really amounts to big bucks or metrics for the site.
Meanwhile the ability to immortalize “fuck [the CEO]” on his own platform is probably pretty rare throughout human history.
Ah yes, here we go, comparing changing the color in some pixel to someone risking his life and that of his family.
have you read everything or just stopped at that point you limp pineal gland mindcluttered sealion?
I did and I'm not getting why you're so upset confused fish sounds
Not remotely equivalent. Get a grip keyboard SJW dumbass.
I love that when somebody tries to explain their point of view, there's always a fucking smooth-brained, shirt-drooling piece of shit with zero self awareness that calls names and uses "SJW" improperly.
I was exposing my idea with an analogy, y'all are the SJWs, telling people what is right or wrong like you're all fucking Moses with the fucking stone tablets all the way up their asses and getting all riled up by the existence of a fucking meme. The level of hypocrisy you reached with less of 10 words is outstanding.
Not my fault you're a dumb twat.
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