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im confused why people a. think spez had enough control to make these decisions. b. that killing the 3rd party apps wasnt the point.
almost zero notice, exorbitant costs for stripped access...
there was never going to be a compromise. 'they' want to wall their garden, and thats all she wrote
Spez has all the control, he’s the CEO. I find it unlikely that the board of directors is micro-managing him to this degree. Otherwise, why even have a CEO?
They handed down an edict to make Reddit profitable and take the company public by the end of the year, and this is how he believes it can be done.
There's a lingering belief that Spez is the same Spez who criticized Digg as too corporate and described Reddit in terms of community. It's difficult, sometimes, for people to realize when fellow travelers are no longer fellows.
There's also some satisfaction in knowing that in the end, you did all you could to avert a bad outcome. Even if it passes, you don't need to have regrets.
I don't think they're in denial. I think they're just hoping to save their community.
I think some of their communities are still in denial. That there's a deadline of 6/29 for Reddit to make a response is a hint that the mods may come back on the 30th and say, "Reddit's not changing their stance. We're setting up a new community on X. "
Because they don't want it to be true.
They just need time to go through the stages of mourning.
The RIF subreddit has been marking each post with its stage of grief since this began. Most were at acceptance last I checked.