If 100 people are on a boat and 51 want to sink the boat is that fair to
the 49 who want to live?
You’re taking a resource away from others.
If someone wants to protest Walmart they don’t burn it down.
On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 4:37:20 AM UTC-4 Axel Wagner wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 10:29 AM Jan Mercl <0xj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 10:18 AM Axel Wagner
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Just for context, as not everyone seems to be aware: I was, in that
>> sentence you quoted, referring to examples like this
>> >
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/14eq8ip/the_entire_rmildlyinteresting_mod_team_has_just/
>> > This demonstrates that even with overwhelming support from the
>> community (and yes, in this example the modifier applies), the company
>> overwrites those wishes to shut down protest. There are a couple of other
>> subreddits with similar stories.
>> >
>> > So I was making the case to *provide* overwhelming support for the mods
>> of /r/golang, referring to precedent of other subreddits where that is
>> happening. Not claiming that they already have it.
>>
>> Thanks for the added conext.
>>
>> Anyone not liking Reddit is free to not visit the site. Anyone not
>> accepting the price for the API access is free to not buy it. It's
>> fine to vote by your visits and by your wallet. That's how the free
>> market works and it works well unless there's some monopoly. But
>> Reddit has no monopoly.
>>
>> Protesters are free to protest. That's their respected right.
>> Protesters have no right to deny access to other users. That's my
>> right and I expect it to be equally respected.
>>
>
> /r/golang has no monopoly.
>
>
>> PS: I'm paying $7/month to Reddit to have r/golang ad-free. May I ask
>> you for a refund? Thanks for your consideration.
>>
>
> You may certainly ask *the company you are paying* for a refund.
>
>
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