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I've got to assume that the bannings are being done by Aimee as the new admin, because I can't imagine that anyone else at reddit would be so unfamiliar with Reddit that they would think this is a good idea. Look how much shit Ellen Pao got, and she was basically doing a decent job. I can't imagine this is going to go much better.

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> shit Ellen Pao got, and she was basically doing a decent job.

Those were different times, were the Ellen Pao situation to happen right now again I don't think things would go the same way as they did the first time. This reddit admin person also has the advantage of being a trans, and trans people are the new token individuals (have been for one year and half - two, I guess), I can't see Reddit the company not taking her part 100% (even though she's in the wrong in many instances).

> and trans people are the new token individuals

You have to be totally detached from reality to actually believe this. Have you not paid any attention at all to the number of anti-trans laws being brought in a number of US states? There's been over 100 in 2021.

I cannot find any other rational explanation for why a top 10 internet website (in terms of traffic) would take the back of a person who had enabled a baby rapist, I just can’t.

Wow, 100 anti-trans laws in 3 months? Have a link?

https://www.aclu.org/legislation-affecting-lgbt-rights-acros...

Thanks!

Two sides of the same thing. Vilified and sanctified, depending on the group/context.

Ellen Pao was the beginning of the large scale decline of reddit. She might've done a decent job according to the owners, but I can't imagine much users agreeing with that assessment.

A lot of the things that Pao got blamed for publicly were decisions made by Ohanian and the board. In fact, her predecessor said that she was opposed to most of the controversial changes but was forced to implement them.

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