The Verge reacting to Reddit's spokesperson discrediting them

https://lemmy.world/post/602364

The Verge reacting to Reddit's spokesperson discrediting them - Lemmy.world

This just amazes me. It seems as if their blinded by power. Actually thinking they're the true and only Frontpage of the internet.
Spez here thinking that the content hosting is more important than content generation. Reddit's value to the community or advertisers is a result of the users, not Reddit Inc.
I mean to be fair, I imagine when communities were in blackout things were looking dire. I haven't been to reddit since, but I imagine things are pretty much back to normal? So it's clear he can sort of spit on the reddit userbase how much he wants. People will still come back.

Noooo, it has not returned to normal at all. When the protestors left, a flood of other people came in to take their place. It was enough to create a noticeable shift in tone. I would now describe reddit as a whole as barely left-leaning. Almost every sub moved a couple notches noticeably rightward.

It has cancer. Prognosis not good, when monetization was the root cause.