It’s definitely bigger this time around. Though I could definitely see it going down the same route. Though with the way Reddit is heading, there will come more and more stuff like this.
Plenty of times for the alternatives to grow stronger and become real contenders. Rome wasn’t burnt down in a day.
This blackout has been very disruptive. Most users, participating or not, were impacted, and became aware of what's happening.
The only issue I see is that many users might think we're throwing a pointless fit and don't understand the value of third party apps and the APIs.
Hopefully people don't get bored and the momentum doesn't die
Nobody in the smaller subs cared enough back then. I remember the majority of the smaller subs saying it didn't impact them so they won't be participating.
This time around the mods are impacted. Let's hope so as this is 100x more impactful to us all.