• Badabinski
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    461 year ago

    John Oliver understands the internet. Like, IMO it’s clear he likes it because he posted more exploitable images of himself, but even if he felt ambiguously about it, the best path forward isn’t to fight the internet, it’s to say nothing, or make a joke of it.

    Someone else could learn a lesson from John Oliver.

    • phazed09
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      341 year ago

      He and his team are also probably loving this just because it gives them content to talk about on the show. It’s a win-win.

      • Starburn
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        101 year ago

        I wonder if they’ll turn it into the main segment in the next episode.

        • onepinksheep
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          111 year ago

          The writers’ strike is still a thing, so who knows when the next episode will be. But hopefully they cover this when they come back.

        • Kwik
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          31 year ago

          I hope so! Might hurt their valuation lol

  • ZIO
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    411 year ago

    Man, I love John Oliver, dude. Such a wholesome guy.

  • @[email protected]
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    271 year ago

    Haha, good! U/Spez needs to understand that Reddit is nothing without the support of the community. 3rd parties have created the tools moderators need, and moderators do the work for free.

    I hope John Oliver will expose this absurd situation that Reddit has put itself in.

    • IntlLawGnome
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      241 year ago

      Sadly, I suspect spez will see this as a win, since he’s got a major celebrity name-dropping his site and encouraging people to visit it.

      But of course, John meant “Reddit” the way we mean “Reddit” – referring to the community, not the company or the product or whatever.

        • FaceDeer
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          41 year ago

          Perhaps for the last time, but at least it’s a positive accomplishment to close on.

      • jcrm
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        101 year ago

        I’m sure Spez will think its a win, but the rest of the world knows that when John recognizes your fuckery, you’re in trouble. Man knows how to throw an intellectual punch.

  • WackyIdeas
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    221 year ago

    Remembering that the Hollywood writers strike is still a thing.

  • @[email protected]
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    181 year ago

    I don’t even watch him but if he makes an episode about Reddit it’ll be worth watching

    • killick
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      81 year ago

      I’m a fan of his so I’d be double-delighted if he did an episode of LWT about Reddit. I’d be triple delighted if he worked in ActivityPub.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      Here is to hoping he does. The show has been off the air lately because of the writers’ strike but his team arguably does better investigative journalism than many of the big name news outlets.

  • v13
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    1 year ago

    Who wouldn’t enjoy the publicity of a landed gentry, user supported protest?! I love this so much!

  • @[email protected]
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    41 year ago

    I like that when he says “dear Reddit” he is clearly addressing the population of Reddit, not the company of Reddit. Because the real Reddit is the population, not the company.

  • @drascus
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    11 year ago

    This dude just loves screwing with people.