I’ve been the main moderator of the same community since 2016. This evening, i approved my last comment.

I’m leaving for two reasons:

  1. Reddit went public a week ago. I didn’t volunteer to work for a publicly traded company, i volunteered to work for a community. As long as i live under capitalism i accept that my labor will generate value for shareholders, but damned if i ever do it for free. (this is not a Faulkner quote)

  2. April 1st is coming and i’m scared they might do another r/place. Doing in r/place 2022 and 2023 has left me dejected and bitter and i don’t want to feel obligated to participate again.

Leaving felt like ripping myself off of something warm i’ve been comfortably glued to for a long time. Still recommend it for anyone still giving Reddit shareholders free labor

EDIT: there are too many comments to respond to, but i’ve appreciated all of them! Thank you

  • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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    3 months ago

    I hate when it also feels like you’re butting into a conversation with some “locals” by asking a question. Lol

    Like with a forum you could just open up with “Hey guys, so I tried to do this and… thanks for any help!”

    But in Discord you feel so awkward just hopping into “#general” because it’s the project’s only support board and going “HEY I TRIED THIS AND IT’S NOT WORKING ANY IDEAS?” as their chat about local weather scrolls your request away. Lmao