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In case you’re being serious, the OP didn’t call for government to interfere, but for the community to migrate away from the site. This is about unhappy users b
by mypastself 3y ago
In case you’re being serious, the OP didn’t call for government to interfere, but for the community to migrate away from the site. This is about unhappy users boycotting a product to force a reversal of policy. Now, whether they’ll succeed is a different matter entirely…
- vkou 3y agoThat's 'just' a collective action problem, solving which is essentially impossible. Communities have gravity, and its incredibly difficult to escape those gravity wells. Even if the power-users that produce valuable content move somewhere else, the subreddits they used will just link to that content, but keep the discussion on Reddit.
- mypastself 3y agoLike I said, different discussion. But I am skeptical that there’s a critical mass of users necessary for truly reversing Reddit’s plans. With the IPO approaching, I feel like the best they can hope for is a temporary stay of execution.