They are imaging this is going to work like their little tantrum worked to ban the anti covid lockdown measures subs like r/noNewNormal. What they don't realize is that, there, the situation was completely different.
In that situation, the admins already wanted to ban those subs, but didn't want to take the PR hit of doing it outright. Thus, they released that disgusting bullshit about how they weren't going to ban them because "Reddit values freedom of speech! HurRrrrrRRR!!!1!" Then, predictably, there was mysteriously this super "organic" sub/site shutdown by power-jannies, and then the admins - so impressed by the unity of the site - reversed their decision, and banned the wrong think subs.
So, anyway, that stuff only works when the admins already really want to do what your little "movement" wants to "make them" do. Here? Nah. What they want this time is to force every person into using their stupid ass mobile app (so they have easier access to your data, and it makes it harder for you to leave the site/their control).
They might make some tiny concession in the interest of PR (a concession they were most likely already planning on making, but were holding off to give the appearance of them "listening"), but that's probably as far as they go.
In a way, it's a little bit nice long term. Some of the most power-condensed enemies of ours have been playing the game with the equivalent of giving the slow kid the hose in a water gun fight and the parents made sure you have to play where the hose can reach. Once the water bills come in and that stops being allowed, how well can the kid adapt.
They are imaging this is going to work like their little tantrum worked to ban the anti covid lockdown measures subs like r/noNewNormal. What they don't realize is that, there, the situation was completely different.
In that situation, the admins already wanted to ban those subs, but didn't want to take the PR hit of doing it outright. Thus, they released that disgusting bullshit about how they weren't going to ban them because "Reddit values freedom of speech! HurRrrrrRRR!!!1!" Then, predictably, there was mysteriously this super "organic" sub/site shutdown by power-jannies, and then the admins - so impressed by the unity of the site - reversed their decision, and banned the wrong think subs.
So, anyway, that stuff only works when the admins already really want to do what your little "movement" wants to "make them" do. Here? Nah. What they want this time is to force every person into using their stupid ass mobile app (so they have easier access to your data, and it makes it harder for you to leave the site/their control).
They might make some tiny concession in the interest of PR (a concession they were most likely already planning on making, but were holding off to give the appearance of them "listening"), but that's probably as far as they go.
In a way, it's a little bit nice long term. Some of the most power-condensed enemies of ours have been playing the game with the equivalent of giving the slow kid the hose in a water gun fight and the parents made sure you have to play where the hose can reach. Once the water bills come in and that stops being allowed, how well can the kid adapt.