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Disconcerting responses on Reddit over blackout (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Skyraptor7@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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Apologies if this is the wrong place for this. A few subs opened up and were discussing the possibility of extending the blackouts. The majority wanted the blackout to end to keep the influx of content. That was to be expected.

There was a disturbing tone in some of the messages though. It was a form of cynicism essentially backing Reddit to do whatever it wanted to the devs, and that it was wrong to protest the rule changes as we should be okay with whatever Reddit wanted. It was almost like learned helplessness. I genuinely found it to be disturbing. Is anyone else noticing this in their communities/subs?

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[-] DreadedChalupacabra@latte.isnot.coffee 24 points 1 year ago

If people generally to the left support something they automatically oppose it, and a lot of the big leftist and liberal sites were the first ones on this blackout train.

Like this isn't being mean, they'll admit they do that. They're proud of it.

[-] Debo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I lean to the right in my political views yet I do not exhibit any of the behaviors that you are subscribing to an entire population. Consider being more exact with your words lest you alienate people with vitriol.