Returning to normal, for Reddit, seems to have a certain historical arc.
The asylum only exists to house the inmates. What the Reddit admins have done here isn’t going to cure anyone. Making an example of a token few subs like this, on the theory that it’ll somehow bring bigoted hellholes like /r/imgoingtohellforthis in line, is asinine. Daresay it’s only going to agitate the lunatics.
At least half-measures like this mean we’ll still be able to keep tabs on the worst bigots to be found online. They’ll be right there on top of http://www.reddit.com/r/all.
Returning to normal, for Reddit, seems to have a certain historical arc.
The asylum only exists to house the inmates. What the Reddit admins have done here isn’t going to cure anyone. Making an example of a token few subs like this, on the theory that it’ll somehow bring bigoted hellholes like /r/imgoingtohellforthis in line, is asinine. Daresay it’s only going to agitate the lunatics.
At least half-measures like this mean we’ll still be able to keep tabs on the worst bigots to be found online. They’ll be right there on top of http://www.reddit.com/r/all.