On: The Reddit blackout has left Google barren and ful...

[fsckboy]

> One service goes down and everybody suffers

"everybody"'s boycott brought this service down, the suffering is completely self inflicted, and people can end it whenever they want.

[black_puppydog → fsckboy]

"everybody" in GP's context is "everyone using google" while "everybody" in your comment seems to mean "everyone using reddit"

There's significant overlap here (to the point of it nearly being a subset relationship, I'd guess) but these are not the same thing.

[fsckboy → black_puppydog]

but everybody who googles and finds reddit results either ignores them or clicks to join everybody who uses reddit...

[black_puppydog → fsckboy]

well I guess if I'm gonna start arguing semantics with you, this is a valid come-back.

so, "use" in my reply means "actively using, creating posts & comments" while "use" in your post means "view content". Is that a fair summary? I think I'll end the definition game here. :D

[fsckboy → black_puppydog]

I thought your response was good thumbsup_emoji.jpg It's an interesting question "who is entitled to see reddit communities up and running at all times" and "how much public-interest is being affected"