So, maybe crazy conspiracy guy. Probably, actually.

But l mean…

  • /u/maxwelhill is still silent since Ghisilaine Maxwells arrest. This was a long term power user and has been around pretty much since the beginning. At the time it went silent, the account was #8 in total karma.

  • Aaron Swartz was a founder of reddit and died by “suicide” in 2013. Lots of controversy around all events leading up to it. He was hanged, just like Jeff Epstein. Perhaps he knew too much?

  • Reddit was scarily protective of /r/theDonald.

  • Spez was a mod of jailbait subs. And was quite reluctant to do anything about them, too.

  • I still contend that monetizing API was a strategic move to get long term tech-savvy users (the proponents of open source, choice in software…largely left-wing users) off the site…they wanted us gone.

  • I still contend that Ron Paul’s 2008 reddit fame was a trial run for utilizing social media to mobilize young white men towards conservativism.

Idk. Maybe I’m just being really paranoid, but man…I’m really looking at reddit, Spez, and the past decade or so in a different light.

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      Considering its huge reach and userbase, I’d be pretty concerned if the founders were in the whole Epstein circle, and Reddit’s overall impact in world politics.

      You’d be a fool not to recognize the site size and influence.

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        The literal president of the USA is in that circle. Anything happened yet?

        reddit is waay down that totem pole

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          He is the literal president, in large part, because of reddit. Including reddit giving left-wing long-term accounts a really good reason to stop using their site months before the 2024 elections.

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      We should give a fuck about reddit, twitter, facebook etc… as controlling mechanisms that are poisoning the overwhelming majority of the population. Keeping an eye on their impact to society kind of matters.