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Apollo dev on the memo: https://social.vivaldi.net/@christianselig@mastodon.social/110538676922452606
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Spez says the blackout is no big deal and will blow over by Wednesday. Spez also says people are so pissed off they will randomly attack people in the streets wearing Reddit gear. So either people don't care and everything will be back to normal soon, or people are in a blind rage about the API changes and prone to random acts of violence. Which is it?
Notice Spez doesn't go so far as to claim there have been any specific threats or incidents of violence. There is no evidence or justification supporting his warning. He is just 100% throwing that in there for the headline. Reddit has gotten bad press all week, Spez thinks pretending to be a victim of the rabid reddit mob (which is simultaneously full of keyboard warriors who will accept defeat by tomorrow) will get him some sympathy in the press. The dude is pathetic.
Just to be fair, and I'm not advocating for that shitbag, it takes a single prick with a brick to smack someone across the head. It's just numbers game - there's a lot of people exposed to the situation and not all of them are well in their heads.
I mean have you seen any of those Karen videos? Not a pleasant experience to be on receiving end. So yeah, idk if the leak was intentional (it feels like it) but considering the situation I would have also been cautious if I were a reddit employee.
Playing the classic victim card.
Wait, where do they wear Reddit gears? How does that even work?