I mean employees aren't dumb and any opportunity to make management look stupid for stupid decisions that likely cost themselves (remember they get stock) money they will 100% take.

Going about as I expected.

I never actually visited r/place, but it seems like it's just drawball copied by Reddit. Is that accurate?

That's what I don't get. How could they think that this wouldn't happen?

Reddit does not care. It's just engagement for them.

Nope. They have brought in the corporate ghoul consultants. There is no context or feeling the situation. Just "oh, this was really popular last time, let's continue milking it, what could go wrong".