[samtho]

I understand the purpose of this and that if they raise a sufficient enough stink, it will likely get them to cave for the time being.

However the problem is that they have already showed their true intentions. The business of Reddit is not beholden to users, it’s beholden to its investors. They have an obligation to provide value to them and they decided this is a way to do so. There might be a temporary price reduction but overall, the writing is on the wall: Reddits corporate priorities are no longer aligned with the community’s.

[ryandrake]

I'm not sure how a "one-day anything" is supposed to get anyone to cave. This seems like those performative one-day big-tech "walkouts" where it's just people waving signs over an extended lunch break and then getting right back to work as usual. How does that practically have any effect?

"Go dark indefinitely until change happens" might get someone's attention. This is barely a blip on the radar, and even if there's a minor revenue impact, Reddit knows it'll be over in a day so they can obviously weather it.

[eric-hu]

> The two-day blackout isn't the goal, and it isn't the end. Should things reach the 14th with no sign of Reddit choosing to fix what they've broken, we'll use the community and buzz we've built between then and now as a tool for further action.

[suddenclarity]

If Reddit caves, it just gives mods more power and they'll use that for any future change or nonechange. What will it be next week? Force Reddit to shut down all subs that these power mods dislike?

[croes]

Investors hate a shrinking user base, so this move can massively backfire.

[nicce]

It does not matter much if the value of the remaining users also increase