Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc
by rokhayakebe on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:07AM
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Are there examples in which any of Reddit changes have affected someone's well being? If not then Reddit can do as they please with their property. The market will decide whether they are right or wrong.
> The market will decide whether they are right or wrong.
There is no need to antagonize Reddit. It's a fine service that has many uses. Asking for improvements/changes is part of the normal process of having a discussion - if every single time we had a problem with something we had to create a new solution that would be a serious waste of time for everyone involved. Don't re-invent the wheel, just try to fix it first.
Side-point; there are many people who aren't actually allowed to leave their country. Its a very Eurocentric viewpoint to just assume everyone has complete autonomy and the resources necessary to relocate. "Don't like your President" isn't a valid reason for political asylum either.
> there are many people who aren't actually allowed to leave their country.
Sure - even from a Eurocentric perspective it's easier said than done (language barriers, etc...). Yet there's a number of people who always say this kind of things.
Changing countries takes significant effort that could require job changes, visas, citizenship tests, etc. Changing websites doesn't require anything more than a click. Comparing the two is idiotic.
It's not a comparison, it's a parallel. If you go down that line of thinking that's the kind of things you would say when someone complains about their country's ruler. And I have heard it many times.
you can say that kind of things for ALL services out there. And even about the country you live in ("dont like your president? Just move somewhere else!").
There is a fine line between phrasing a demand and bullying. It's not because protests are led by minorities that they should be ignored altogether.