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Given the state of r/The_Donald at the time what spez did was kind of funny, and I would like to think that any self respecting HNer would do something similar
by fergie 6y ago
Given the state of r/The_Donald at the time what spez did was kind of funny, and I would like to think that any self respecting HNer would do something similar in that situation.
- luckylion 6y agoIf you think of reddit as a service to the public and not your personal troll site, doing that kind of thing is terrible. It's like the CEO of a utility company shutting down electricity to people they have a private disagreement with. It hurts society if you let that pass (or encourage it), as you now need a competitor to enter the market or you'll have to submit to whatever private wishes the CEO has.
- vertex-four 6y agoReddit is not a utility company - people do not organise their lives through Reddit like they do Facebook etc. It's, at best, a sometimes vaguely informational entertainment site.
- luckylion 6y agoThe same applies to information websites, imho. Of course, in the end Reddit doesn't want to be a utility, it wants to be a cash grab. And it's fine to do whatever if your only goal is to get as much money as possible with no concern for anything else.
- s9w 6y agoYes, surely any superior HN user would downright alter the content of other people and try to sweep it under the rug when it is discovered - simply because he doesn't like those people. That truly is the right thing to do. And it's funny!
- onlydeadheroes 6y agoWhat was the state of r/The_Donald at the time?
- onlydeadheroes 6y agoFunny how much a single question can be feared.
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