I think the Ring represents Google. Google has been prioritizing Reddit (and YouTube) search results for a while, now. Could they be planning a buyout of Reddit?
Google would LOVE to have a mature, social media platform that they owned. They tried and failed with Google Groups years ago. Spez gets to cash out of Reddit and Forbes and WSJ will write glowing articles about how Google heroically swooped in to “save” Reddit. (narrator: what’s left of Reddit will whither and die, just like Google Groups).
Good metaphor, since Smeagol stole the ring from his friend Deagol (Aaron Swartz) and murdered him.
If the day ever comes, either I or another can capture the “Mount Doom” moment.
Also thank you for that insight that coincidently aligns and sent me on a mental journey of metaphors and Lord of the Rings ( upvoted already so here is another upvote ⬆)
You really can’t complain about corporate greed if you continue to support a capitalist economy.
“We should improve society’s flaws somewhat.” - OP
“Yet, you participate in society.” - the comment above
Curious 🧐
Tldr: Please read @rtxn comment
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Greed is unfortunately ingrained into our society, although on a much smaller relative scale I have also felt the whip of corporate machinations having worked in retail on the lower end of the scale.
As long as humanity in general in the world’s current climate consume and not be inconvenienced the cycle will continue until the rot gets so bad that something will give. How long that rot can go on and be covered up I don’t have that answer.
I am not mentally stable, probably on the spectrum(no diagnosis to confirm that), to be a face of a new revolution. If there was a way I would love to change the system to less top heavy and inclusive but alas what can a unstable, conflicted bitter madman do - write a manifesto?
I have never been popular, get taken advantage of and poorly motivated I have already been corrupted by the taint of the skewed system the best I can do is take small baby steps to limit my exposure to it where i can and try be a better person.
Maybe one day I will develop the courage or it is a just a wishy-washy ideal. But for now I have the right on an open source platform ( as long as it is relevant to discussion) to complain as you have the right to be defeatist
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To server admin(s) I apologize if i have been overly verbose and @rtxn summarises concisely what I am unable to write in short form
Have fun Golem.
