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[-] SmellyNinja@lemmy.world 255 points 1 year ago

Apparently reddit attended the same workshop.

[-] jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 178 points 1 year ago

Spez literally said in an interview that Musk's handling of twitter is what inspired him so

[-] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 106 points 1 year ago

“This guy lost like $30B under a year. I wanna be just like him!”

How fucking stupid are these people?

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago

The thing to remember is that CEOs aren't typically any smarter than the average person. They ended up in that position from inheritances, personal connections, etc. In the case of Musk, he has so much disposable income around that he can throw $30B at something and still have more than you or I will ever earn in a lifetime.

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Ever see Glass Onion? Musk (and spez) are Miles Bron.

[-] 667@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

We’re Disruptors.

[-] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I actually haven't but added it to my list of movies I need to watch. Thanks!!

[-] ledditor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

But you just know he has people that are on the payroll specifically to advise him and develop strategy. Either they’re surrounded by yesmen or they’re too arrogant to listen to the people they pay for advice. Okay, it’s probably both.

[-] another_lemming@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Spez sold Reddit for some small $mils before failing his other project and returning as a hired CEO. He is a cheapskate among media magnates. He isn't clever and is a loser. He adores Elon because he wishes he can throw money around just like him, but on the day's end he knows he doesn't have comparable wealth and he is there just because he happened to be around Aaron Swartz and other cool dudes. He himself couldn't create Reddit. And being the top admin of it now is probably the closest thing in corporate world to cuckolding, for he doesn't have a word in managing the 'frontpage of the internet' he once owned, he just follows what the board says him to. Sad piece of shit he is. Won't cry about him tho. Let misery fall onto his little empty head.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Spez was also a former mod of r/jailbait and no one should ever forget that.

[-] another_lemming@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They also gifted a statuette to u/violentacrez or what's his handle? for powermodding dozens of nsfw subs, including borderline paedophilic, violent and abusive ones, like revenge porn partners upload after a break up to hurt their ex-couple.

They did great at handling the search of a boston bomber. Fuck ups happen way more often than forum dudes finding ISIS camp by triangulating the sky in a picture. I'm kinda happy to have this viral and well-documented drama to refer.

They rarely ever did their job before the press got involved, or they step into prison sentence territory. My personal favorite waa when altright sub stickied a link to crowdfund a contract killer for a guy who punched a right-wing talking head Robert Spencer on camera. Then, you have fatpeoplehate and other subs that weren't as dense and worked for years. Right before Spez's very eyes. Not to say some mass-shooters were frequenting and were inspired by these spaces too.

While modding jailbait is discussed (like, you could promote to a mod role everyone – that's how he excuse it), these things were consciously enabled by him. He platformed the worst people you can think of. And it sure shall not be forgotten.

[-] Melpomene@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

They're welcome to write me a check for 30 billion if they are looking to waste it. Jeez.

[-] ryannathans@lemmy.fmhy.ml 9 points 1 year ago
[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago

here you go

Huffman said he saw Musk’s handling of Twitter, which he purchased last year, as an example for Reddit to follow.

[-] myesoterictits@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago
[-] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 1 year ago

They just announced they're removing the coins/awards system.

[-] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

How else are we supposed to know that the [removed] comment at the top of r/news or r/politics was the best content in the thread?

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know, but don't read it unless they gilded themselves 3 times... whoops.

[-] Machinist3359@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

They also deleted all chat history from prior to this year.

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 16 points 1 year ago

I think they also plan to block you viewing Reddit in mobile browsers so you must get their app.

[-] ohlaph@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And that will be when I completely stop browsing Reddit. I already dropped my useage by probably 95%. If they do that, it'll drop to about 99.9% since I do most of my browsing away from my desk.

[-] swan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For real lol. It was my “information” app for coffee breaks at work or when I had downtime. I’m only at my computer to game, not browse Reddit

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