_?,R$DIT,REVOLT AS ,SYMPA?Y ,/RIKE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,YE/]DAY >GUABLY ONE ( ! BIGGE/ G5]AL_/SYMPA?Y /RIKES 9 MOD]N HI/ORY KICK$ (F4 ,I REF]1 ( C\RSE1 TO R$DIT & ! %UTT]+ ( HUNDR$S ( SUBR$DITS 9 PROTE/ ( A WOMAN'S FIR+ &1 MORE BROADLY1 ! LACK ( DEMOCRATIC ACC\NTABILITY ON R$DIT4 

,MILLIONS ( PEOPLE RI<T N[ >E EXCIT$LY JO9+ A G5]AL /RIKE ) BILLIONS ( DOLL>S AT /AKE4 ,N[ ! LEFTI/ SUBR$DITS HAVE EXPECT$LY SNE]$ AT ! /RIKE BECAUSE !Y DESPISE ! BROAD] CULTURE 9 R$DIT & SEE !MSELVES AS ADV]S>IES TO ANY?+ POPUL> 9 ! SITE'S NOTORI\SLY PROBLEMATIC US]BASE4 ,BUT IT'S AN 9T]E/+ SITUATION BECAUSE1 Y\ KN[1 ,I WAS RAIS$ TO NEV] CROSS A PICKET L9E4 ,& ONE W\LD BE H>DPRESS$ IF ONE /EPP$ BACK & LOOK$ FROM A CONV5TIONAL UNION P]SPECTIVE TO *>ACT]IZE GO+ TO R$DIT OR KEEP+ SUBR$DITS ONL9E AS ANY?+ O!R ?AN SCABB+_/CROSS+ PICKETS4 

,I AM1 ( C\RSE1 A LEFT M>KET AN>*I/1 :O ?9KS ! TRADITIONAL MODELS ( UNIONISM >E LAU<ABLY ANTIQUAT$ & MAP POORLY ONTO ANY?+ ( RELEVANCE 9 ! MOD]N WORLD & ?AT ! ,M>XI/ EXPANSION ( 0LABOR0 TO 9CLUDE LIT]ALLY EV]Y HUMAN ACTIVITY 9CLUD+ DISC\RSE IS AN 9SANE COLONIZATION ( ALL HUMAN EXP]I5CE 9TO A DAT$ HI/ORICAL L5S4 

,FUR!R AS AN AN>*I/ ,I AM ADAMANTLY 9 FAVOR ,R$DIT BE+ DE/ROY$_/DEC5TRALIZ$1 NOT JU/ TO APPLY SOME MU* NE$$ EVOLUTION>Y PRESSURES ON ! TROGLODYTES ?AT HAVE F\ND REFUGE 9 R$DIT'S REACTION>Y ASPECTS1 BUT PRIM>ILY SO ! 9T]NET CAN BE ! 9T]NET AGA94 ,! AN>*I/ ORI5TATION IS ULTIMATELY NOT ONE ( UNCRITICAL SUPPORT = CAMPAIGNS TO MAKE ADM9S 7& MOD]ATORS7 0MORE ACC\NTABLE0 -- REPLICAT+ ! SAME ROTT5 =MS ( REPRES5TATIONAL DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY AGA9 & AGA9 AS ?\< A *ILD :OSE IMAG9ATION HAS BE5 BEAT5 AWAY4 ,RA!R \R GOAL IS ! DISSOLUTION ( PLACES ( P[]1 :E!R ?AT BE CAPRICI\S & DISCONNECT$ BOSSES OR ! 5CLOSURE ( ! WEB 9TO WALL$ G>D5S4 

,BUT ?IS IS AN A/\ND+ MOM5T 9 BO? ! %ATT]+ ( LONG OSSIFI$ NORMS & ! H&S-ON PRACTICE 9 RESI/ANCE ?IS SU* A RAPID SYMPA?Y /RIKE IS GIV+ ! 9T]NET'S D5IZ5S4 ,:ILE A SUBCURR5T ( RACI/_/MISOGYNI/IC REACTION>IES IS PRES5T 9 ?IS /RUGGLE & SEEK+ TO PU% REACTION>Y P]SPECTIVES_/MEMES SU* PEOPLE >E USUALLY PRES5T 9 MOM5TS ( GREAT SOCIAL CONTE/ATION4 

,& IT'S ILLU/RATIVE ( JU/ H[ DEEPLY 9T]NET DISC\RSE HAS TURN$ 9TO DEF5SIVE POLIC+ ( CLU/]S ( ID5TITY_/COMMUNITY ?AT EV]YONE IS BASICALLY 9CAPABLE ( SEE+ ?IS /RIKE UNPREC$5T$ 9 SCALE 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! 9T]NET = :AT IT IS4 

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