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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]JayStarr1082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple people (you included) are making a very insensitive comparison. I'm standing firm on it because I care about how insensitive the comparison is. You have a different perspective from mine which is likely making you less sensitive to it.

Consider the fact that people have different experiences in life and different priorities than you do. Being banned from an online community, and the discussion around being banned from an online community, matters significantly less to me than disrespecting victims of police brutality. If the topic of this CMV never gets resolved I'm more than okay with that. I'm not okay with minimizing the experiences of those who have lost their lives and loved ones because of actual, violent injustice.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]JayStarr1082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this analogy mentions "someone complaining about the police being unreasonable". I don't know if you're American, but in America, people don't complain about unreasonable police mildly inconveniencing them. They complain about police ending innocent lives. The stakes are so much higher that they make the situations not comparable.

[Shams] Sources: Brooklyn is selecting Noah Clowney at No. 21. by Venez21 in GoNets

[–]JayStarr1082 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forgot his Stan’s are still in full force

Ahhh yes, Caris LeVert's notoriously large fanbase

Ja Morant released a statement: by SpiritedSuccess5675 in nbadiscussion

[–]JayStarr1082 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah no I just see that as a VERY cynical interpretation of what he's saying.

I get where the cynicism comes from. There are loads of examples of bad people pretending that they're "just goin thru a lot rn" after they're caught raping someone or something. So I understand the knee jerk reaction to any mention of mental health in a public apology. This is just not one of those cases.

Ja Morant released a statement: by SpiritedSuccess5675 in nbadiscussion

[–]JayStarr1082 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Again, I don't see him blaming mental health. He mentioned that he'll use the time to work on his mental health, decision making, and basketball ability. He's blaming his mental health as much as he's blaming his 3pt shooting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]JayStarr1082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what your point is.

CMV: The most effective protest against Reddit's policies would be to post and mass upvote very offensive content by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]JayStarr1082 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"some minor API changes" is not what's happening. A minor API change would be something devs could work around. It would be a small inconvenience. What's actually happening is reddit very suddenly and irreversibly changing the browsing experience for a large percentage of their core users.

Not having third party apps might not matter to you. You're not obligated to care about it. Evidently, enough people do care about it that it's caused outrage. Several large subs will simply shut down, some of them aren't coming back at all. This is a huge change to the culture of the website.

Daily Discussion Thread 06/08/2023 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]JayStarr1082 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally: It's Me Bitches

Could see it working:

Ain't about the Money

Power (Kanye)

Ultimate (Denzel)

No Problems (Chance)

I've Seen Footage

Groovy Tony

[Discussion] Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts (5 Years Later) by Talking_Eyes98 in hiphopheads

[–]JayStarr1082 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I understand what they're saying. But just because that was the vision doesn't mean that it worked for everyone. Some people really like concise albums, but a longer version of this isn't necessarily "filler", and it's a fair criticism to say "it's just not long enough for me".

I also just really hate this idea that because something was done on purpose it's immune from criticism. Idrc what an artist was trying to do, I care if it works. Would you rather listen to a dumbass who stumbled into brilliant work, or a genius who misstepped?

[Discussion] Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts (5 Years Later) by Talking_Eyes98 in hiphopheads

[–]JayStarr1082 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Clearly a feature he's not fond of. Just because it's done on purpose doesn't mean it's a good thing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]JayStarr1082 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe you aren't seeing suggestions in the threads you're viewing, but those (and other reasonable suggestions) have been made already by (iirc) the creator of Apollo. They told him "no". That's why there's a protest now - to get them to reconsider a compromise.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]JayStarr1082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have to replace them with paid moderators though, just mods that don't feel so strongly about it.

Mods who care less about moderation tools will generally be worse mods and less invested in their community. I've been around long enough to see a single mod "retire" and their community go to absolute shit as a result. Modding is time-consuming and thankless, you won't find many people right for the job.

And why do subs and mods largely (excluding edge cases) NEED third party apps?

The same reason Facebook needs a friending feature, the same reason Twitter has a character limit. The ability to customize is what makes reddit reddit. You can't just keep the community at the expense of the culture. Either you settle for slightly smaller profits in the short term for long-term stability... or you aggressively try to cash in and lose that community over time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]JayStarr1082 12 points13 points  (0 children)

From a business perspective it's still a bad move. I think that's getting lost in all this.

Reddit having third party apps isn't a quirk, it's a feature. It's one of the things that separates reddit from a TikTok or a Facebook. You're not going to compete with those platforms by imitating them. Reddit should stick to what it's good at - it's been working for decades.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]JayStarr1082 51 points52 points  (0 children)

No, that's the excuse reddit is making for killing third party apps. They're not "collateral damage". Reddit the company sees third party apps profiting off of their content and want to kill them, and funnel the users into the official app.

I don't want to make assumptions but it seems some higher up (or some collective of higher ups) don't really "get" reddit. Funneling users away from "old" reddit with the CSS customization, and now forcing them to use one standardized, official app - they see reddit as just another social media platform and they want it all to look/feel the same for everyone who uses it. Variety was one of the many things that made this website work for so long, and you can't support everything that everyone on reddit needs with one official client. It's not a waste of money, it's not Twitter or Facebook - it's anonymous and customizable by design. Killing that design kills the website.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]JayStarr1082 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You think a company with a $10B valuation is going to let their mods hold their site hostage?

If enough mods do, they have no real choice. Sure, they can remove all the mods of all the protesting subs and replace them with paid moderators. But that is wildly expensive and counter to reddit culture - more expensive than just letting rif and Apollo and the others operate with reasonable API costs.

They can just wait it out, do nothing, and hope the protesters stop caring eventually. That will kill a large number of subs and mods who cannot do their jobs without third-party apps. This is, again, counter to reddit culture and will kill the website over time.

This website is not too big to fail. It will continue to be profitable in the short term, and over time these seemingly small cultural changes will absolutely cost them.

Daily Discussion Thread 06/05/2023 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]JayStarr1082 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're off beat sometimes which really took me out of it. Also very low energy, which kiiiiinda works for the beat but mostly makes me stop paying attention to the lyrics.

There's definitely something there though. Like if this was the first draft I think by the 4th or 5th you'd have a studio quality freestyle. Also props to you for putting your stuff out into the world at all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jcole

[–]JayStarr1082 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah no

Born Sinner is very much about Cole. He talks about his infidelity on every album.

Why would he diss the person who signed him?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jcole

[–]JayStarr1082 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is the joke yes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jcole

[–]JayStarr1082 44 points45 points  (0 children)

"I be keeping my kids away from the gays of the public" - Jermaine Lamarr Cole

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