? I mean the canvas would never conceivably remain blank for any amount of time. To say “no way redditors could pull this off” kinda implies that the whole of Reddit is mad at spez but we just can’t help paint on this little canvas.

It’s quite clear that many many users didn’t care about the API changes from day 1. They’re not holding anything back, they’re probably annoyed by the fuck spez spam which is an eyesore on the canvas (that I very much approve of).

So it was never going to remain blank, and I’m all for using the platform of Reddit to spread dissatisfaction about itself. (In this specific case anyway, I hadn’t visited the site in a week before hearing that place was back) Yea he’s getting some extra clicks from me today, sure, but this is another small knock to the site’s reputation. People notice, nobody wants to hang out in a place where everyone is bitching about how bad it is all the time.

So nah, I wouldn’t be delighted. Any revenue he’s receiving from users bastardizing his name is peanuts compared to the cost of users leaving.

Reddit isn’t going anywhere soon or probably ever, I know. But user sentiment and reputation can destroy social media sites over time, we’ve learned this already. Reddit is no more bulletproof than any of the sites before it.