Remember all those posts that sometimes will come up in r/relationship advice or subs like that portraying really vulnerable people that are really down on their luck ("Im a single mom/dad and have to do horrible things so that my children can eat" "Im an abused teen and can't escape my home" "Im trying to escape a borderline cult" etc etc)?
Now, Im sure at least some of those were fake to begin with (I don't have anything against those subs or those stories, but you can't guarantee every single one of them is true). Now imagine if they could put a little edit in the end "thank you all, you are so kind, I managed to sign up into reddit's content program, so if you want to help make sure to upvote and leave some gold, it means so much".
In those subs, people were already helping out how they could (I would often see people offering to send food or stuff to OPs home, things like that)... so that's not gonna backfire at all if its implemented.
I mean, if all you are posting is John Oliver, it achieves three goals:
1- Puts the spotlight on the protest, which many users probably didn't know much about or didn't understand (cause they were out of the loop and just found reddit blacked out all of a sudden).
2- People eventually will get tired of John Oliver and/ or the same images will start getting reposted over and over again, which makes the sub uninteresting and users less likely to lurk or engage.
3-New users of the platform will come into reddit and see it filled with a bunch of crap instead of thought out content.
Since reddit is not playing fair there is no easy answer on what's the best way to protest. If they remain closed and they just put new mods in charge that will keep the sub running bussiness as usual, making the sub as unatractive as posible sounds like a better option.
I personally jumped ship and came to kbin, but I don't run a subreddit.
Reposting a comment I made somewhere else on the site cause people are finding it useful.
Im not a mod, but on a smaller scale on my own profile, I grabbed all my most upvoted comments (started from the really upvoted ones until I reached 20 upvotes or so) and edited them out to only leave the first few phrases or words. Then inserted a message that read:
"This used to be a full comment, you can find more resources in the link bellow since I have moved to kbin and reddit doesn't deserve my content! Bye reddit, you won't be missed!
For more [subject] advice, find me on https://kbin.social/m/[subject]"
Bonus points if I could cut the comment out at the exact time it was about to become useful "Whats actually going on here is that..."
Did that sorting by most upvoted and also my fresh, since it wass manual I only managed to do so much, But I liked the approach better than just deleting it all or editing with "fuckspez" so that they could get back and revert it.
May not be the solution for everyone, but if you made and posted some important self-made content on reddit (say a guide of some sort, a compendium of usefull resources, etc), editing it out like that could work to keep it gone and redirect trafic to the fediverse.
Since its manual you can't do it for all content, but you could do it to anything important you built in that community.
Im about to move out completely on my own in a few months. I really like to cook but Im scared of having trouble making the time to cook something decent....
Like many other subreddits, r/Finland is allowing its users to vote for whether or not they should a) reopen as normal, b) remain closed, or c) remain in protest mode....
Honestly, If I were the mods Id nuke the whole subreddit: delete anything of importance, especially any important asset you made for that community (say, FAQs, resources, links, banners, logos, etc.) or better than delete it, edit it out with information as to where you are migrating, leave the shit behind. When you are done leave the sub closed till they take it away from you, and best of luck to anyone that has to rebuild again from nothing.
Paul Ekman had this "theory of basic emotions" that were supposedly universal for humans and had their set of "innate" gestures for each one.
For his original works, he travelled to some secluded communities and registered that the expressions for "happiness / fear / anger / disgust / sadness / surprise" were supposedly shared among human kind.
Why do I say supposedly? Because a lot of Ekman's theory was disproved (for example, he claimed each emotion had an area of the brain dedicated to it, or at least some unique structure, which fMRI studies are not finding to be true, even if there is a lot we still don't know on human emotion). There's also claims that he contamined his data when he went to these secluded communities, and influenced (probably unknowingly) his results to make everyone's expressions match the ones he expected for each emotion.
So... are there universal expresions of emotion? Not an easy answer. The physical responses more linked to survival probably are (say fight/ flight in response to fear, startle in response to surprise). The more social ones? don't know, some may be heavily influenced by culture. You would have to make a study on very young, blind babies from different cultures or something of the sort which would not be easy. Also there's the thing that babies cannot tell you what emotion they are experimenting, even if you can asume some (loud noise and baby is crying probably equals fear, BUT the baby can't confirm it, which is a methodological problem for some Scientists).
If this interests you, Ledoux has some great approachable work on the "survival circuits" of the brain that explain emotion in a way comparable to animals and linked to their evolutional value.
Anyone working on reddit might benefit from contacting some of the people that used to work on twitter, just so that they are prepared for what's to come y´know.
I mean spez already said he admires Elon Musk's directive of twitter, it doesn't take much to know that its going to turn into a very shitty place to work for if it hasn't reached that point yet.
Dont let anybody convince you the protest is not working, otherwise they wouldn't be doing all of this in response.
I left reddit and don't intent to come back, but for those protesting, I wish you all the luck
In an ideal world, one could just head to any piercing parlour and come out with a good piercing that’s made to last and heal swimmingly. But that’s unfortunately not the case....
They are probably not gonna get backpay, but what this could achieve is to force reddit's hand in legally recognizing mod's work from that point on and giving the mods more standing than they have now.
At the very worst, it sends a message and helps to continue bringing to light reddit's shitty practices.
Today Ill continue gathering some nice resources that helped me as a piercee in a country where there's a lot of misinformation about piercings. As usual, if you are a piercer migrating from reddit and want to take over this space, you are more than welcome, you probably know more than me!...
Yesterday and the day before I was intimidated by (lemmy /kbin / the fediverse) today Im already more comfortable. Anyone feeling the same, I advice to just mess around commenting and posting, people in here are nice, you'll get the hang of it if you try.
Haven't gone on reddit since the blackout and probably won't go back.
Hope more of us join, so far its been fun.
Although some of the communities I liked to browse on reddit are not yet here, its helping me expand and diversify a bit on the content I usually read, so I ain't complaining.
I decided to take a peek at Reddit to see what kind of activity is happening, a good handful of the subreddits I am subscribed to are still super active with posts and commenters....
Oh yeah, Back on reddit I never checked the notifications on my comments. I liked giving the advice but got terrible anxiety when someone answered because I knew there was a fifty-fifty chance of someone flying off the handle. Making it even harder, english ain't my native language and from time to time if Im tired I mess up.
In here people have been so nice, even as Im learning and messing up how to work this platform.
As it turns out, navel piercings are more complex than they let on. If your piercing is red, you feel it has moved spots since getting it pierced, the skin is thinning out (or thin from the start), or straight up ripped out from your body: you were a most likely a victim of rejection...
What went wrong? - A little on surface piercings
Welcome to today’s edition of “What went wrong?”...
I thought we could start up a little section called: What went wrong?
Where I grab a picture from the internet and we go through the reasons why that piercing went wrong....
Desperate or just business as normal? (www.techtimes.com)
Make content, get paid.
Daith piercing – Things I wish I knew before getting pierced
Let’s begin this with: I’m very happy with my Daith....
Mods at /r/videos now require all post titles to contain profanity
They explain:...
Likely going to be de-modded and banned
Got the infamous nsfw form letter today. Did my usual long winded rant in response, and signed off with a hearty "fuck spez" lol....
Does anybody else feel dirty when they visit reddit?
I don't know man, but I feel like I'm supporting a maniac CEO with every second I spend on reddit.
What are some relatively easy, relatively cheap recipes you like?
Im about to move out completely on my own in a few months. I really like to cook but Im scared of having trouble making the time to cook something decent....
Reddit Admins Deny Subreddit Users the Right to Vote for Further Blackouts (teddit.net)
Like many other subreddits, r/Finland is allowing its users to vote for whether or not they should a) reopen as normal, b) remain closed, or c) remain in protest mode....
Are facial expressions universal?
Like i feel like languages diverge but like I feel like the worried/angry/happy facial expressions are universal. Are they? Am I right? why?
ATTENTION: If you're actively employed by and working at Reddit...
Hey there, friend :)...
Reddit admins removing the NSFW tags from subs with porn in them (compuverse.uk)
Entire mod teams of r/interestingasfuck, r/TIHI and r/mildlyinteresting KICKED out. Some even locked out of their accounts (old.reddit.com)
Bear Paws in bloom
Bear Paws in bloom
[META] reddits r/shittylifeprotips is now without rules and posting porn is being encouraged to make reddit less desirable to advertisers.
Spez is a greedy little pig boy
How to choose a piercer
In an ideal world, one could just head to any piercing parlour and come out with a good piercing that’s made to last and heal swimmingly. But that’s unfortunately not the case....
Reddit mods discuss forming a union and suing for back pay (old.reddit.com)
Old buddy is missing some teeth... after a good nap he will sometimes forget to put his tongue back in
Good times
Piercings and starter jewerly: rings or no rings?
Today Ill continue gathering some nice resources that helped me as a piercee in a country where there's a lot of misinformation about piercings. As usual, if you are a piercer migrating from reddit and want to take over this space, you are more than welcome, you probably know more than me!...
Reddit refugees assemble!!!
Nothing important here. I just want to see how many people are moving away from Reddit.
Took a peek on Reddit, it really boggles my mind how oblivious and obedient people are.
I decided to take a peek at Reddit to see what kind of activity is happening, a good handful of the subreddits I am subscribed to are still super active with posts and commenters....
Clicked here not knowing what this was now im stuck here forever
Sharing whatever silly image I have saved in my phone to free myself
Oscularia Deltoides in bloom (feat bear paws)! I wait for them to bloom every year, these make me so happy
I admit Im using y'all as guinea pigs while I figure how to post in these platforms, hello everyone, its nice to meet you!
Why your navel piercing is not healing... Spoiler, its most likely not infected
As it turns out, navel piercings are more complex than they let on. If your piercing is red, you feel it has moved spots since getting it pierced, the skin is thinning out (or thin from the start), or straight up ripped out from your body: you were a most likely a victim of rejection...
Welcome to Piercing Advice... I guess
I have piercings, Ive healed plenty and got into reading resources from the APP. I also like making infographics....