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I see it as pointless and potential risks tarnishing the image that third party apps helped improve reddit (especially to normies/non techies who only use the official app and website).
What I don't get is what will damaging the ipo achieve now that a lot of 3rd party apps are toast (Apollo, rif, reddit sync). Even if spez or reddit as a whole did a full 180 nothing would change on the prospect of 3rdparty apps.
Only thing reddit can change is improving the first party app and mod tools (given their stance was the api was never meant for 3rdparty apps after flip flopping).
As a user you have more or less 5 options:
completely switch to Lemmy (or similar alternative).
use the official reddit app and deal with it
use social media less (pull the plug overall per say)
Use a paid subscription 3rd party app (example infinity for reddit
use a modded version of 3rdparty apps with custom api or the official reddit app modded (ex vanced)
I hope this comment doesn't come of too corporate or shill like
I'm speculating, but at this point I don't think the remaining Reddit protesters are doing this with the goal of having Spez reverse course. My guess is that they know its a lost cause, and are just operating out of spite, i.e. you destroyed something I care about (reddit) so I'm going to destroy something you care about (willingness of advertisers to participate in a hostile platform).
From a practical perspective I totally agree though. Frankly, this whole debacle has made me realize that I stopped actually enjoying Reddit in like 2017 - there was just nothing good to move to before the explosion of Lemmy this year.
Yes Reddit was in the advantageous position of being "it". People promoting spez hate must realize they're never going to get Reddit back. They're just doing it out of spite for losing something. The best protest is to just move on and forget about them.
Like when any relationship collapses. . . "The best revenge is living well."