This is a rant post and I apologize but I had to talk about this. Most subs are coming back online and not saying ANYTHING about the next steps. Only a handful of subs are going indefinite. I checked the front page for the first time today after leaving the a couple hours before the day of the blackout and what do I see? Subs are up, and comments and upvotes are up to the general average before the blackout.
I checked r/gaming to see their recent post (WHICH HAS OVER 68k UPVOTES), and I see a comment with over 500 upvotes saying in a nutshell, “You guys need to calm down, they’re a company and need to make money”.
Along with a couple other comments saying similar things. Are you fucking serious? You can’t even have the fucking balls to say, “This is a company that has consistently screwed over its users and I need to take a stand and quit my addiction”? You’re just gonna sit and do nothing? Fuck you. You’re no fucking better than u/spez. You’re all a bunch of fucking hypocritical liars for shitting on spez and the admins while talking about how you’re “done” with Reddit and you won’t support this.
Go touch grass you fucking addicted cowards. I’m glad I made the switch to Lemmy if it means I don’t have to interact with dumbfucks like you.
I think it’s important to note [while not disagreeing with you] that the majority of people are exhausted right now. They’re working more hours for less buying power, their social lives are riddled with new anxieties and barriers of entry, their preconceived notions are being challenged in new ways. It might seem like a small service to change your online habits, but for many people I believe it’s natural to freeze when faced with this type of dilemma. “I’d rather embrace the evil I know” type of thing.
I’m excited for this platform and to see where it goes! I think it’s a good fit for me. And a part of why it’s a good fit for me lies in the fact that the people who are here are the type of people to take the plunge and try something new (even if there’s a learning curve).