Josh ToddJun 29, 2023
Dare Obasanjo

Mojang, the studio behind MineCraft, is exiting Reddit and abandoning is 7 million user strong subreddit after the way the company has handled the API clampdown and ensuing protests.

It’s truly incredible to me that their CEO saw what Elon did to Twitter and said, hold my beer.

https://www.pcgamer.com/minecrafts-devs-exit-its-7-million-strong-subreddit-after-reddits-ham-fisted-crackdown-on-protest/

Minecraft's devs exit its 7 million-strong subreddit after Reddit's ham-fisted crackdown on protest

The Minecraft subreddit won't be a source for official Mojang communications going forward.

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Jun 29, 2023 at 2:39amWeb
Show threadBruce MirkenJun 29, 2023
@carnage4life It's almost like #tech execs aren't as smart as they think they are. And perhaps "move fast and break things" just leaves you with a bunch of broken stuff.
Show threadllywrchJun 29, 2023
@BruceMirken @carnage4life I hate to break it to you, but they really aren’t. Just lucky.
Show threadHexnutJun 29, 2023
@llywrch @BruceMirken @carnage4life My charitable, coarse and imprecise guess is 20% preparation, 50% luck and privilege. 30% ability to lie. Being “smart” as a contribution to success is usually a rounding error.
Show threadSerenusJun 29, 2023
@carnage4life I’m really curious as to what they were thinking. They could’ve monetized it easily (nobody would’ve complained about reasonable charges to use the API), but instead they decided to annoy most of their user base. It’s almost like they wanted to burn money.
Show threadMatt PanhansJun 29, 2023
@carnage4life wow
Show threadJeff AtwoodJun 29, 2023
@carnage4life good!
Show threadCovidiocracyJun 29, 2023
@carnage4life Love to see it.
Show threadPeoriaBummerJun 29, 2023
@carnage4life How hard is it to just not be a jerk? All he had to do was communicate like an adult, but he failed at the most basic task of leadership.