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Screenshot included so you do not have to browse to it. Literally. I'm not even joking. The entire subreddit is 2 days old (founded immediately after the AMA) and populated+moderated exclusively by accounts less than 6 months old following standard generic name schemes and posting comments that reek of chatGPT generated responses.

This is the most hilarious, saddest, most obviously transparent attempt at propaganda astroturfing I have ever seen.

Spez. Get a bloody life, my dude.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I just looked at their pinned post and it's 100% satire and if you think otherwise you've never been on satire sub before

What's Not True

  1. Mr. Huffman has never lied or been dishonest. He has been 100% forward throughout this whole process.

  2. That apps "can't afford" to pay the reasonable fees Mr. Huffman is requesting. Many of them are embroiled in inefficiency, and even the highest cited api costs on their part have still been well within reason.

  3. Mr. Huffman's actions won't "kill" reddit. In fact, the changes he id making are necessary to ensure that reddit continues to thrive.

For all these reasons and many more, we at /r/FriendsofSpez #standwithhuffman, and you should too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Illustrates well problem with satire and how subs like pcm become what they are. Some people don't get satire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I mean this guy almost got me too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

OP is just a victim of Poe's Law. :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

To be honest, in this day and age it’s hard to tell. Whatever happens, there are always enlighted contrarians willing to stand with a stupid opinion

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sub looks like a satire. I refuse to believe this people are legit

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Obvious satire, and pretty funny as well

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not sure if you’re unaware it is obvious parody or if you’re being “meta” or whatever

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

ah, no. Read some of the comments in the sub, I tried talking to a few, they are very much not parody.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Look at numbers 4., 9. and 11. in your screenshot. Those are obvious jokes.

Keep in mind that some people are really dedicated to their parodies, just look at the circlejerk subs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

What a way to discover you don't get satire - but that might be more common than we think.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

There's no way this isn't some shitposter lmao

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Let's indeed deprecate old Reddit :p But maybe wait a bit until Lemmy can handle even more users.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

yeah that's a parody sub

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It wouldn't surprise me, I hope he enjoys Reddit by himself with all his other 105 friends of spez.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see that torrent site 😜

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

RIP to RARBG. OP might as well delete that bookmark.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, damnit! I can't let go...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I still have mine saved too just incase someone with a time machine goes back and corrects the timeline. /r/OpenSignups was good if you want to get into private trackers but with the whole reddit thing going on that might not be a viable option...