In a memo to employees, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman cautioned them not to wear branded gear in public. He also said the mass user backlash "will pass."
  • im stuff@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    pr strategy, it’s the user’s fault, make investors and employees fear and hate the user mob and not the poor defenseless company

    • Kushan@beehaw.orgEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      But as defences go, it’s a pretty braindead one - the very people Spez is trying to demonise is his userbase. Why would you invest in a company that has such dangerous users?

      • im stuff@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        same reason this all started in the first place, unlike you and me spez sees reddit as entirely independent of its community

        to this guy, community is a tool that can be balanced and leveraged rather than central to his brand’s identity