Fun thing to do: open Reddark, enable sound, and leave it open. It's like preparing popcorn - you want to hear the noise to speed up, then you check it when it slows down, hoping that it's ready.
This is my first time watching an online community I'm part of disintegrate in such a violent way. It's surreal. And the reddark list showed some subs I didn't know existed, but wish I had. Oh well.
So, can I ask, what are the measurable metrics here for the protest.
Is there any way people can see damage done, etc? See a drop in traffic to reddit, for example? Because unless reddit publicises all this info, won't we just be in the dark as to whether it had any affect at all?
I must admit I did not expect such a wide turnout for the blackout. There's absolutely no way something this massive goes unnoticed by investors, although I doubt it will cause anyone to change course. Hell, even if they do change course I'm fucking done with Reddit.
Hopefully, at least it shows everyone that Reddit is nothing without the communities formed by their users, and how important accessible third-party API access is to Redditors who genuinely care about the website.