cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65795198
Reddit privacy moderators recently censored this content over a day after it was posted. IMO the reason is suspicious.
Accessible at Reddit or Reveddit
(There are no subreddit rules banning “political propaganda” or “character assassination.” Nor does this comment appear to rise to either of those accusations: other non-removed comments back up the removed one.)
Absolutely, reddit was invaded by 4channers and Digg refugees as a foundation. The “culture” of the hivemind there was founded on being a snarky asshole to get internet points. And with that, power is inevitably desired by abusive people. Spez might as well be the posterchild for social media abusers. The mods and admins are just wannabe Spez.
But much like an abusive ex, at some point, people need to stop giving that abuser their energy. Giving it to them means they still have a level of access or influence they don’t deserve, and it’s a cycle of self harm.
Anyways, back to your point: I browse All and prune as I go. I need to make the time to prune again.
I do see the logic of the “abusive ex” approach and I think I even agree at the individual level, something like “if you want to move on from Reddit, get it completely out of your life.”
OTOH, having the only place where people can discuss the abuses and excesses of Reddit is a huge competitive advantage for the network as a whole IMO.