@EthicalAI@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year agoReddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout “will pass”www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1193file-textcross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialfrance@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.mlinformatica@feddit.itfedia@fedia.iolemmyworld@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partyreddit@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up1193external-linkReddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout “will pass”www.theverge.com@EthicalAI@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square74fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: tech@kbin.socialfrance@lemmy.worldreddit@lemmy.mlinformatica@feddit.itfedia@fedia.iolemmyworld@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partyreddit@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.org
Dude this article gives me work PTSD. I hate working for CEOs and stupid fucking managers. Open source forever.
minus-square@EthicalAI@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglish53•1 year agoI never understood why they decided to come back Wednesday to begin with. Protests don’t work when you schedule an end date.
minus-square@BastingChemina@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish16•1 year agoIt’s a lower barrier to entry. It’s much easier to get people/subreddit to join the protest if they know it’s limited in time. Then once they started the protest it’s easier to extend it indefinitely.
minus-square@suredooodlinkEnglish4•1 year agoExactly. It’s like saying you’re going to go on strike for two days and then come back. Like, the employer will just feel more validated in their actions if you do that.
I never understood why they decided to come back Wednesday to begin with. Protests don’t work when you schedule an end date.
It’s a lower barrier to entry. It’s much easier to get people/subreddit to join the protest if they know it’s limited in time.
Then once they started the protest it’s easier to extend it indefinitely.
Exactly. It’s like saying you’re going to go on strike for two days and then come back. Like, the employer will just feel more validated in their actions if you do that.