They’re so close to actual understanding of how much they suck.

So what, do we have to call it Sparkling Fascism now when the unelected bureaucrat does a literal Nazi salute?

It’s become pretty clear that Reddit has chosen to slide into corpo-fascism. Don’t be surprised when signs of dissent are squashed, when rebellious subreddits are systematically suppressed until they’re removed entirely, when the accounts of those who resist are closed and IP banned. Abandon all hope of free expression there, they’ve chosen their side and aren’t going to entertain the opposition any longer.

There’s going to come a point when the things we can’t say may need to be said. A time when the message is delivered with blank comments.

[ . . . ] will carry a message of it’s own that becomes much more difficult to ban.

Shit like this makes me glad to have left that dumpster fire long ago.

no.

Woah buddy, you’re at about a 9, we need you down at a 3.

“Dad” doesn’t know anything about web design, but he knows (presumably son) makes them, and he ballparked a number making the entirely common armature mistake of thinking it’s as easy as setting up your facebook page. He’s also not demanding anything here. Nothing about this exchange suggests that “Dad” was going to require that the work be done at the stated price. It seemed like

Maybe before you go burning bridges and obliterating a family relation, consider how much easier it is to tell “Dad’s Buddy” that while Dad was well meaning, he was way off, and Buddy is free to compare with other estimates, but $X is actually a much more reasonable value.

Nope, OOP guessed it in one. Everything there is to post has already been posted. Close it down, guys, there’s nothing left to post. Internet’s done.

He seeks the spice melange. Perhaps he is the one.

They didn’t list the value because actually saying the value is a flat Zero is really embarrassing.