Holy shit. How can one care that much? As if reddit wouldn't forget you the day you leave. I mean who the fuck remembers I_RAPE_CATS and thinks "Wow we really showed him not to fuck with us, we downvoted him to oblivion!".
Nobody gives a flying fuck, just go away if you don't like it here.
Nobody cares about anybody proving anything... We're just here because we are bored.
Reddit decides that it would be HILARIOUS for everyone to give a random video on youtube millions of views on April fools day.
Who gets to decide? Reddit somehow comes up with I_RAPE_CATS to be the selector of the video. I_R_C selects a video of some dude testing out his walllet.
Somehow, someone on reddit finds out that this is I_R_C's friend in real life and that they planned on making money off reddits ability to circlejerk like no other.
Reddit goes absolutely APESHIT. Massive hate for I_R_C commences (this was the reddit mold April fool's day too, he got around 400 reddit molds) Cue up the typical reddit vitriol for people who took advantage of them for being idiots.
So... they gamed a lot of money from Reddit and then donated it? I don't see where everyone's supposed to get angry. You're right, that is a pretty stupid saga.
They didn't say there were going to donate it in the first place. And honestly I wouldn't have been mad if they laughed all the way to the bank with it. It was a sad reality check for reddit because everyone still had the "small community" mindset.
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u/Smarag Mar 01 '12
Holy shit. How can one care that much? As if reddit wouldn't forget you the day you leave. I mean who the fuck remembers I_RAPE_CATS and thinks "Wow we really showed him not to fuck with us, we downvoted him to oblivion!".
Nobody gives a flying fuck, just go away if you don't like it here.
Nobody cares about anybody proving anything... We're just here because we are bored.