The reddit mods are why I can't be bothered to care about the changes Spez is making. Yes, they are ridiculous, terrible changes simply designed to get Reddit more money by going after people fixing things that Reddit is too lazy to do itself.
But the reddit mods are (90+% of the time) ridiculous, terrible people who should be removed from the site en-masse and should never be given any form of power at all and have been lying about this whole thing from the start. They're not mad that the API changes may impact blind people (in fact, Spez apparently gave ground on accessibility options). They're not mad about 3rd party UI programs being impacted. They're mad because this change will impact their 3rd party mod tools that let them identify the WrongThinkers easier and blanket ban people across dozens if not hundreds of subs are jeopardized.
At least Spez's actions have a logic here, one where even if you disagree with him doing it you can understand why.
The mods are tantrumming hard enough to make toddlers jealous with an undue sense of importance and power that makes their fall almost comical and cathartic.
daily reminder that this has nothing to do with blind users or a third party mobile app being better than reddit's dogshit mobile app.
it's that reddit is now requiring payment for the API, which greatly impacts the business model of the powermods. you mock the jannies, and some of them are keyboard warrior losers, but some of them are making shitloads of money on this.
in 2016 when trump won, a political extremist group started a coordinated effort to take over reddit. the powermods control over 90% of the top 10k subs, and over 60% of the top 100k subs. they're very well funded with political activism groups like mediamatters. it's confirmed true as memos from these groups and discord chat logs leaked covering it.
these powermods use a very sophisticated censorship system to make it impossible for anything that's anti-leftist to propagate on the site. any subs which do engage in wrongspeak get false flagged and banned.
with the API changes, the powermods are claiming it's over a third party reddit mobile app, but it's because the censorship system used by the political powermods doesn't qualify under the moderation tool exemption, and suddenly it'd cost many millions every month to run.
now the powermods are throwing a tantrum, holding the site hostage from the business, with neither side wanting to admit what is actually going on. reddit doesn't want to admit that they are pwned by a small group of extremists, and the extremists don't want to expose who they are, what they're doing, how they're making millions, and how the whole thing will collapse if they are forced to pay reddit a monthly fee to control the narrative on the site.
Reddit mods really proved that “power corrupts” adage. Just that tiny bit of control they could exert on others went entirely to their heads. I can only hope these firings lead to a wave of suicides among their kind.
This is like watching two of your team’s division rivals play in football, and you hope for maximum injuries followed by a meteor striking the stadium. In a knock down drag out fight between Reddit admins and power mods, I’m rooting for Bane.
Anyone who thinks that the mods of major subreddits are unpaid is an idiot. Every single major sub is run by paid shills that work for the government and shit. Reddit themselves may not pay them, but I guarantee you that they know who is.
a) Imagine taking time off for something you do for free.
b) Imagine being a mod without flaw or complaint.
That's very well forcing me to work immediately or die (in a virtual sense).
I have no idea what this means. Are they forcing you to get a job, by keeping you from doing a job you're not paid for? Are they forcing you to randomly moderate other subs in order keep you virtually relevant?
I have no idea what this means. Are they forcing you to get a job, by keeping you from doing a job you're not paid for? Are they forcing you to randomly moderate other subs in order keep you virtually relevant?
This kind of gives credence to the theory that a not insignificant number of mods actually ARE payed. Just not by reddit.
Lmfao I can't even imagine how retarded and boring of a person you have to be to moderate reddit pages unpaid and then get mad when you can't anymore lul
That was my exact thought. There IS a word for what he does, but you have to cross out the inaccurate part of the description (“forced”) and when you’ve gotten the description down to accuracy, the answer is that V-word you mentioned.
The reddit mods are why I can't be bothered to care about the changes Spez is making. Yes, they are ridiculous, terrible changes simply designed to get Reddit more money by going after people fixing things that Reddit is too lazy to do itself.
But the reddit mods are (90+% of the time) ridiculous, terrible people who should be removed from the site en-masse and should never be given any form of power at all and have been lying about this whole thing from the start. They're not mad that the API changes may impact blind people (in fact, Spez apparently gave ground on accessibility options). They're not mad about 3rd party UI programs being impacted. They're mad because this change will impact their 3rd party mod tools that let them identify the WrongThinkers easier and blanket ban people across dozens if not hundreds of subs are jeopardized.
So, popcorn time.
At least Spez's actions have a logic here, one where even if you disagree with him doing it you can understand why.
The mods are tantrumming hard enough to make toddlers jealous with an undue sense of importance and power that makes their fall almost comical and cathartic.
daily reminder that this has nothing to do with blind users or a third party mobile app being better than reddit's dogshit mobile app.
it's that reddit is now requiring payment for the API, which greatly impacts the business model of the powermods. you mock the jannies, and some of them are keyboard warrior losers, but some of them are making shitloads of money on this.
in 2016 when trump won, a political extremist group started a coordinated effort to take over reddit. the powermods control over 90% of the top 10k subs, and over 60% of the top 100k subs. they're very well funded with political activism groups like mediamatters. it's confirmed true as memos from these groups and discord chat logs leaked covering it.
these powermods use a very sophisticated censorship system to make it impossible for anything that's anti-leftist to propagate on the site. any subs which do engage in wrongspeak get false flagged and banned.
with the API changes, the powermods are claiming it's over a third party reddit mobile app, but it's because the censorship system used by the political powermods doesn't qualify under the moderation tool exemption, and suddenly it'd cost many millions every month to run.
now the powermods are throwing a tantrum, holding the site hostage from the business, with neither side wanting to admit what is actually going on. reddit doesn't want to admit that they are pwned by a small group of extremists, and the extremists don't want to expose who they are, what they're doing, how they're making millions, and how the whole thing will collapse if they are forced to pay reddit a monthly fee to control the narrative on the site.
Reddit mods really proved that “power corrupts” adage. Just that tiny bit of control they could exert on others went entirely to their heads. I can only hope these firings lead to a wave of suicides among their kind.
I wish. They'll probably just apply for mod positions with new accounts.
Power does not corrupt, it only pulls out to the surface what was already there.
This is like watching two of your team’s division rivals play in football, and you hope for maximum injuries followed by a meteor striking the stadium. In a knock down drag out fight between Reddit admins and power mods, I’m rooting for Bane.
Oh, you think moderation is your ally. But you merely adopted faggotry...
The Janniecide begins
It's like the absolute worst form of influence peddling.
"Oh wow, I can to the artisan content moderators at r/BreedMyWife ! I'm so well connected now! I BET THEY HAVE A DISCORD"
Anyone who thinks that the mods of major subreddits are unpaid is an idiot. Every single major sub is run by paid shills that work for the government and shit. Reddit themselves may not pay them, but I guarantee you that they know who is.
a) Imagine taking time off for something you do for free.
b) Imagine being a mod without flaw or complaint.
I have no idea what this means. Are they forcing you to get a job, by keeping you from doing a job you're not paid for? Are they forcing you to randomly moderate other subs in order keep you virtually relevant?
This kind of gives credence to the theory that a not insignificant number of mods actually ARE payed. Just not by reddit.
Lmfao I can't even imagine how retarded and boring of a person you have to be to moderate reddit pages unpaid and then get mad when you can't anymore lul
For some reason the phrase from the Lion King pops into mind. "Slimy, yet satisfying"
On the one hand: Absolutely fuck the Reddit admins, those subhuman scum.
On the other hand: HAHAHAHAHAHA.
imagine if all the meaning you have in life in this and suddenly they take it away.
Dude should just themselves.
Let them fight.
That was my exact thought. There IS a word for what he does, but you have to cross out the inaccurate part of the description (“forced”) and when you’ve gotten the description down to accuracy, the answer is that V-word you mentioned.
Basic economic, legal and moral illiteracy is a staple of the left