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conulyI popped by the mod sub to see what they were saying. Unsurprisingly, they have rather a lot of corporate shills. I say shills, I don't know if they're getting paid or if they're just that enthused about reddit corporate policies, but I sure hope it's the former because they're putting forth what has to be the most ridiculous argument I've seen in a while, namely, that reddit moderators have no moral right to go on strike or to engage in any other form of protest against reddit corporate decisions other than leaving the site, because they're not even paid employees.
Yeah, the site only operates because they give hours of their time and labor - many hours in the more active subs - but if they're not getting paid they shouldn't even have any opinions.
Those priorities are seriously screwed up. Like, whatever you think about this strike or third party APIs or whatever, labor is labor. (Note: I wouldn't be surprised to hear that unpaid volunteers cannot legally "go on strike" in the USA, however, the argument being put forth isn't a legal one but a moral one, therefore, that point is not valid.)
Yeah, the site only operates because they give hours of their time and labor - many hours in the more active subs - but if they're not getting paid they shouldn't even have any opinions.
Those priorities are seriously screwed up. Like, whatever you think about this strike or third party APIs or whatever, labor is labor. (Note: I wouldn't be surprised to hear that unpaid volunteers cannot legally "go on strike" in the USA, however, the argument being put forth isn't a legal one but a moral one, therefore, that point is not valid.)
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Date: 2023-06-19 02:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-06-19 04:04 am (UTC)1. All the mods are abusive assholes on a power trip, and that's why I've been banned from every sub I've ever posted in! For no reason!
2. But it's about the users, and the users don't care about third party apps or any of this, they just want/need to browse reddit. (To be clear, other than emphasizing that the official app is terrible for visually impaired users and that, in general, more options is better even for users who have no desire to use them, I think the moderators engaged in this have been pretty upfront that this is about their ability to do their jobs. Just like paid employees. If the cashiers at my local grocery store go on strike, I wouldn't expect them to ask me first either.)