Dude’s unironically saying “you’ll be back” lmao. Well, it sucks that the intimidation tactic of demonstrating our numbers and solidarity with a short strike didn’t work as I originally feared. I said a couple times in the lead up to the strike that only striking for two days instead of indefinitely was ultimately going to be a performative move because it would give them assurance that it would be temporary and so ultimately the scene as a temporary inconvenience at most by Reddit management. That to really make them hurt and to make them scared a sizeable portion of subreddits would have to go dark indefinitely.
Someone pointed out to me that the performativity was kind of the point, because it was just a demonstration of concern and solidarity, and I had hoped that would work as a sort of forewarning of a more serious strike if they didn’t listen, but that didn’t pan out I guess.
There is still the end of the month API deadline, Reddit is expecting everyone to return and forget the whole thing, which could work like the other “blowups” if the issue actually was over by then, but it isn’t. If and when the 3rd party apps go dark it’s going to kick off another wave of protest, and this time it’s not going to end until 3rd party apps are available again. What is left to be seen is how many users, moderators and subs are actually willing to participate, and how many just throw in the towel and give up.
Dude’s unironically saying “you’ll be back” lmao. Well, it sucks that the intimidation tactic of demonstrating our numbers and solidarity with a short strike didn’t work as I originally feared. I said a couple times in the lead up to the strike that only striking for two days instead of indefinitely was ultimately going to be a performative move because it would give them assurance that it would be temporary and so ultimately the scene as a temporary inconvenience at most by Reddit management. That to really make them hurt and to make them scared a sizeable portion of subreddits would have to go dark indefinitely.
Someone pointed out to me that the performativity was kind of the point, because it was just a demonstration of concern and solidarity, and I had hoped that would work as a sort of forewarning of a more serious strike if they didn’t listen, but that didn’t pan out I guess.
There is still the end of the month API deadline, Reddit is expecting everyone to return and forget the whole thing, which could work like the other “blowups” if the issue actually was over by then, but it isn’t. If and when the 3rd party apps go dark it’s going to kick off another wave of protest, and this time it’s not going to end until 3rd party apps are available again. What is left to be seen is how many users, moderators and subs are actually willing to participate, and how many just throw in the towel and give up.