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PaperclipPerfector  10mo ago (text post)   3148 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for June 18, 2023

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John Oliver becoming an icon of the resistance and being posted everywhere is the latest "most reddit thing" to happen, but I have to admit I'm surprised because it's spreading to places I didn't expect. I previously attributed flash mob meme activism to the anglo white male demographic, but it's happening even in subs like BestofRedditorUpdates, a repost sub of AITA and the like, with a predominantly female base, likely even moreso than its parent. They held a poll whether to convert the sub to a John Oliver shit posting sub, and the yeas outnumber the nays almost 5:1. Am I the only one surprised by this?

Resistance…to what? Reddit?

I have no idea what you’re talking about, so I guess that makes me surprised, too.

It's a subsequent development to the API change protest and subreddit blackout. Subs will reopen but maliciously comply. I'm not clear how John Oliver became the face of it, he may have been chosen for lolsorandom reasons.

Oh. I guess that is pretty Reddit.

The only idea I’ve seen floated for malicious compliance has been “reopen but it’s porn.” Thus removing ad revenue.

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