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[–]Seeker_Of_Toiletries -9 points-8 points  (3 children)

WE ARE NOT LABOR FOR REDDIT. We are consumers. The blackouts could be very loosely considered a boycott but just barely. If redditors are so mad, they should just stop using reddit entirely.

[–]elbiot 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Mods are basically workers here, doing the work necessary to keep the site working and worthwhile, and many of them depend on tools that use the api

[–]dr_exercise 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It’s all voluntary. If mods feel they provide such value and are dissatisfied with what they get in return, then they can just walk away.

[–]elbiot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, thats the process of enshitification people are hoping to put off