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Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by ekianjo on Sunday July 05, 2015 @01:32AM (#9832573)
> No one is being woken up at gun point and forced to use Reddit.

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.

Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by rokhayakebe on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:07AM (#9832658)
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.
Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by ekianjo on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:35AM (#9832729)
> 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.

Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by nness on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:16AM (#9832684)
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.
Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by ekianjo on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:36AM (#9832732)
> 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.

Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by hueving on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:19AM (#9832691)
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.
Re:Petition: Step down as CEO of Reddit Inc by ekianjo on Sunday July 05, 2015 @02:32AM (#9832718)
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.