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Badabinski 78 points 3 years ago

John Oliver understands the internet. Like, IMO it's clear he likes it because he posted more exploitable images of himself, but even if he felt ambiguously about it, the best path forward isn't to fight the internet, it's to say nothing, or make a joke of it.

Someone else could learn a lesson from John Oliver.

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phazed09 54 points 3 years ago

He and his team are also probably loving this just because it gives them content to talk about on the show. It's a win-win.

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Starburn 23 points 3 years ago

I wonder if they'll turn it into the main segment in the next episode.

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onepinksheep 18 points 3 years ago

The writers' strike is still a thing, so who knows when the next episode will be. But hopefully they cover this when they come back.

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explodingkitchen 17 points 3 years ago

"Last Summer Tonight with John Oliver"

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Kwik 8 points 3 years ago

I hope so! Might hurt their valuation lol

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ZIO 75 points 3 years ago

Man, I love John Oliver, dude. Such a wholesome guy.

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WackyIdeas 38 points 3 years ago

Remembering that the Hollywood writers strike is still a thing.

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metaStatic 5 points 3 years ago

I hope he does a ChatGPT bit like Some More News did

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Mereo 38 points 3 years ago

Haha, good! U/Spez needs to understand that Reddit is nothing without the support of the community. 3rd parties have created the tools moderators need, and moderators do the work for free.

I hope John Oliver will expose this absurd situation that Reddit has put itself in.

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IntlLawGnome 35 points 3 years ago

Sadly, I suspect spez will see this as a win, since he's got a major celebrity name-dropping his site and encouraging people to visit it.

But of course, John meant "Reddit" the way we mean "Reddit" -- referring to the community, not the company or the product or whatever.

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joyjoy 16 points 3 years ago

We did it, Reddit.

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FaceDeer 3 points 3 years ago

Perhaps for the last time, but at least it's a positive accomplishment to close on.

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jcrm 13 points 3 years ago

I'm sure Spez will think its a win, but the rest of the world knows that when John recognizes your fuckery, you're in trouble. Man knows how to throw an intellectual punch.

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wwaxwork 1 point 3 years ago

u/spez needs to realise that the community is the product not Reddit the site or app, but the people and the content they create.

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lynny 25 points 3 years ago

I don't even watch him but if he makes an episode about Reddit it'll be worth watching

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killick 14 points 3 years ago

I'm a fan of his so I'd be double-delighted if he did an episode of LWT about Reddit. I'd be triple delighted if he worked in ActivityPub.

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YourBrainOnScience 7 points 3 years ago

Here is to hoping he does. The show has been off the air lately because of the writers' strike but his team arguably does better investigative journalism than many of the big name news outlets.

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v13 19 points 3 years ago

Who wouldn't enjoy the publicity of a landed gentry, user supported protest?! I love this so much!

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axtualdave 1 point 3 years ago

God damn, every time I hear "landed gentry" I can't help but picture some god damned senior in high school pushing up his glasses and saying, "Ackshully..." while waving a copy of "Kapital" by Marx in the other hand.

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CifrareVerba 18 points 3 years ago

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bionicjoey 17 points 3 years ago

I like that when he says "dear Reddit" he is clearly addressing the population of Reddit, not the company of Reddit. Because the real Reddit is the population, not the company.

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Rogue_General 9 points 3 years ago

John Oliver bewitching the internet

https://twitter.com/iamjohnoliver/status/1670179739347169280?t=Ka4jHganFUkCkJ9vIEJDOg&s=19

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BaldProphet 8 points 3 years ago

Based.

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carmuncher 6 points 3 years ago

Haha, this is pretty awesome. I just hope the lemmyverse can get more traction so it can actually become a real alternative!

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redhydride 3 points 3 years ago

That's just excellent!

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Boabab 3 points 3 years ago

What a great lad

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WackyIdeas 1 point 3 years ago

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drascus 1 point 3 years ago

This dude just loves screwing with people.

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