By opening up r/place again, they've stolen the magic from it.
The first time it happened, it was amazing and novel.
The second time was an incredible surprise each time the board opened up again. I was involved with the r/Beach House community to put up an homage to our favorite band.
But now... It's become repetitive. It feels like just an attention grab, like a ploy to artificially increase traffic to the site. This time, it looks no different from every other time r/place has taken... place. It's flags everywhere, there's so much anger surrounding it, and it's just not fun.
r/place was special because of its spontaneity. But now it's soulless, like every other corporate-owned internet phenomenon is.
Fuck Steve Huffman.
Place has always been a bit shit. The first time was interesting and novel because all the factions emerged with different ideologies that actually created personas and identities for themselves, but ever since then it's just been 50/50 nationalism or consumer products. There's so many more interesting things that could be painted and yet half of it will be flags of bourgeoise states.
"Hey, we're still cool. Remember this cool thing we did, look, we're doing it again, aren't we cool". Like that annoying kid in the class who had everybody laugh with one joke 2 years ago, and now he is repeating it time and again in order to get the same laughs.
Except in this case he's after any engagement so hateclicks are as good as loveclicks.Call me a conspiracy theorist but the amount and intensity of data they must get out of this is huge. They will know all the accounts that are anti-spez which they can monitor and algorithmically demote (soft censorship).
Reddit, like most captive-tech these days, is shifting to optimizing only for providing endless distraction to the 90% of mindless hoards which are easy to monetize.
I suspect Youtube will be next in line to squeeze the lemon, now that they are trying to block adblockers.
It's interesting to see the people who are willing to "cross the picket line" as it were and use it for self-promotion. Nationalists and TF2 players.
Really surprised there aren't more/any swastikas in the stars of the US flag
Ironic, by engaging with the website they end up promoting it far more than any "fuck spez" could harm it, assuming that is their intended goal.
I don't like how all of this complex capitalistic greed that can be seen time and time again all got turned into hate for a single person.
I mean, I don't like the guy either, and I don't like the actions of reddit, but boiling it down to one single insult repeated over and over is childish. I'm quite happy that r/save3rdpartyapps has such a big spot, that's a much better avenue for the discussion of this topic
Since I've updated the main post picture, here's the original I uploaded (with less cut off)
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They are still generating traffic for reddit this way. Anyway, Deep Cock Galactic - Cock and Stone Brothers!
Update. Open in new tab to see full resolution.
BONER KEBAB
the admins are using their powers to remove things.
I'll take your word for it
I printed off a large 18x18 inch vinyl decal of last years /r/Place and put it on my fridge. I love looking at it every time I am cooking, because I see something new every time.
Can't wait to print this years off and stick it blow.
I rarely literally laugh out loud when I see something on the internet, but LOL is appropriate as hell this time because I let out a big laugh.
I think this might be the year that the void is going to win.
Is that a G on Factorio 💀
It's missing flames on the American flag.
I'm surprised the Nazis haven't put a swastika up yet.
Obligatory fuck spez.
That black hole there is a bit ominous! Maybe r/place will get sucked into it along with the rest of Reddit. One can hope
@BonfireOvDreams I think we should be all doing something for the Fediverse on there lol
Talk about a company not having vision, innovation, or ideas…. SHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSHHHHHH
Thank you for posting this, don't want to give them traffic.
Surprised to see the Beam.NG logo in all the chaos!
Tis beautiful <3
I'm only going there to help out fellow bronies (the MLP sub is going strong with their pixelart, but they did lock new posts until r/Place is over), and to see the protest art.
Big oof, this was a pretty bad time for that
Save 3rd Party Aapppspps !
It would be better if no one used place but probably impossible.
This is beautiful
Long live the Blue Corner!
