“They’re shooting themselves in the foot,” Mir says. “The content of the users is what makes the platform worth visiting. These hosts kind of run into this confusion that their hosting is the reason people are going there, but it’s really for the other users on the medium.”

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    It’s seriously hilarious that the “damage control” has been more damaging than the blackout itself

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      Definitely I would have gone back if not for the complete and total disrespect spez has shown towards the community

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        Honestly I think every time spez says something stupid it convinces another wave of Redditors to check out Lemmy

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          The exit didn’t start with the API announcement, just gained steam. What’s truly baffling is that Reddit seems to want data on where users’ final straw is.