It’s easy to look at this from the lens of people just wanting power, but maybe it’s something akin to the grief, honest grief, I felt about leaving Reddit because I had been there so long as just a user. I can’t imagine how it would feel to give up control over something that I had created and curated for many years knowing that it was going to be destroyed. 

su root

rm -rf /SteveHuffmanData/SearchHistory/RealStuff

mv HorseNPigPorn.jpg LemonParty.html TubGirl.png SteveHuffmanData/SearchHistory

Fair enough!

But isn’t that just giving Reddit more traffic and doing exactly what spez wants us to do? 

I’d like to thank you for what you did.

I had been on Reddit for a similar amount of time, but I had cycled through a number of usernames during that period. So it wasn’t nearly as big of a loss for me as it was for you—I appreciate the lengths you went for supporting the cause. Thank you. 

Same, friend. I have three bird tattoos, and I used to be a big birder, but I stopped. The woods around me are becoming quieter, and I can’t stand the silence, so I listen to music instead of looking for friends in the woods.

Have we created orbiting poles of garbage, or are WE in fact orbiting piles of garbage?