• zeppo@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It was clear around then that we might as well jump ship. No reason to wait to the last minute… I was ready to de-reddit and not go there any more.

    • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      Was that around the time of the spez AMA? Maybe that was a tipping point for a lot of people - the various protests had been completely ignored and admins tripled-down.

    • Lee Duna@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      It was around the days when spez goons started threatening moderators to open their subs

      • Today@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I came during the blackout and planned to go back afterwards. I committed to staying when spez opened his mouth.

        • kuzcospoison@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          That’s what I was gonna say, the blackout ended on the 14th and then spez did his ama so I feel like that might’ve been the push people needed to make the change.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think I was that early, but I made my account about a week before the 3rd party shutdown. I’d imagine a bunch of others did too.