I’ve been the main moderator of the same community since 2016. This evening, i approved my last comment.

I’m leaving for two reasons:

  1. Reddit went public a week ago. I didn’t volunteer to work for a publicly traded company, i volunteered to work for a community. As long as i live under capitalism i accept that my labor will generate value for shareholders, but damned if i ever do it for free. (this is not a Faulkner quote)

  2. April 1st is coming and i’m scared they might do another r/place. Doing in r/place 2022 and 2023 has left me dejected and bitter and i don’t want to feel obligated to participate again.

Leaving felt like ripping myself off of something warm i’ve been comfortably glued to for a long time. Still recommend it for anyone still giving Reddit shareholders free labor

EDIT: there are too many comments to respond to, but i’ve appreciated all of them! Thank you

  • RedditWanderer@lemmy.world
    14·
    8 months ago

    Right, first i’m just plain wrong, then it’s not that im wrong it’s that i’m taking it too seriously. On a post of a guy crying about losing his little throne. Lmao

    The ppl defending this guy and downvoting are taking what I said much more seriously than I am. They should chill out, it’s just a website.

    • 100_kg_90_de_belin
      2·
      8 months ago

      They should chill out, but it’s you who is bringing all this intensity to the table and defining yourself by your past back there at Reddit.