What could go wrong?

Reddit is bringing back r/Place at perhaps the worst possible time::Reddit is bringing back r/Place — a collaborative project where individual users can edit pixels on a giant canvas — at a time when user dissatisfaction with the platform is very high.

  • samsy@feddit.deEnglish
    50·
    1 year ago

    This isn’t the worst time, it’s the best time.

    If you think like a capitalist, for their IPO it’s a catcher to show how strong and big the community is. Investors would love this.

    • HurlingDurling@lemm.eeEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      Because the Reddit hive mind will most likely use it as a form of protest against spez. I also agree that it’s the best time, going to go get me my popcorn and enjoy the art

      • bcron@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        I think that’s their plan - everyone will be on reddit bashing F5 and trying to build protest banners and stuff, and admins will be sitting there writing over everything. They’ll get huge traffic and it won’t be a dumpster fire

      • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        There’s a great Lenin quote about it: “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.” If your goal is profit you will do anything for it, including letting the customers publicly shame you or your company.

        That said, I imagine Spez being petty enough interfere with the protest.

    • ojmcelderry@lemmy.oneEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      What better way to create the image of a thriving userbase, than for your userbase to literally create the image.