The latter exactly. Because Spez and Reddit as a whole have refused to take action on them for literal years, they built up a critical mass, and were able to both plan a migration and do so successfully.
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a_knife is a powermod sitting on 35+ subs and squatting. He just removed all the other moderators as of 10mins ago.I'm sure reddit will rectify this immediately. /sarcasm
Reddit bought AlienBlue, yes, but it didn't turn it into their own app. Their app doesn't even closely resemble AlienBlue. I still have no idea why they purchased it since they never used it.
So... Spez lied again. Please raise your hand if you're surprised?
Also they had a revenue sharing agreement that Reddit terminated in 2016 after Spez became CEO again?
Oh interesting, it's not showing as a link for me. I've edited. Thanks for the heads up!
Because it, as a massive problem instance for the alt-right to congregate, was allowed to build up and do whatever it wanted unfettered, once they did action it it was far too late. They immediately moved offsite to thedonald.win (which was r/thedonald 1:1), and continued their actions there. It allowed them to conglomerate, coordinate, and show each other that there was enough of them to try and pull off heinous shit.
Jan 6th literally was planned and executed on thedonald, which only got to the critical mass it did because reddit refused to handle it.
It's possible your space isn't federated with those communities yet? You might need to start the link with searching for them using the !instance@web.site command to force your instance to download their pages first.
The study I posted in my initial comment notes how easy it is to reach near lethal levels for a healthy adult (second article, as well as myself, notes that most folks aren't healthy) with the current trend of supplements, powders, and additives in other foods. Other studies have noted that high/toxic levels of caffeine can and does lead to varying types of death, including suicide, but also major cardiovascular issues.
We don't take it seriously enough, but we've always done this. Used to put cocaine in cola too. Regulations just haven't caught up with it yet.
400mg is the upper limit of what a healthy adult should consume in a 4hr period. I can easily crush a Trenta Pink Drink from Starbucks in like, 25mins if I'm thirsty. But not all adults are healthy, in fact, most aren't. If you read my linked article, those drinks alone can cause caffeine toxicity in really short order. Especially for people using Panera to telework or study in a place with decent food, wifi, and free refills who just keep going back for more, unknowing of the danger they're putting themselves in.
It's insidious too, because while stimmed up on caffeine, they'll find they 'work better' when they're in a Panera, thus creating the wholly intentional feedback loop of wanting to work/study there more often.
The issue is simply that, because of the unregulated nature of it, caffeine is working its way into tons of things one might not think to find it. From fruity drinks to candy bars to simple snacks. They're doing this because, as a stimulant, you feel 'good' from consuming it, and it has addictive properties.
But coming from so many sources, many of whom are putting dangerous levels of caffeine in their products (such as Panera Bread with their ~400mg of caffeine in a single large lemonade!! for comparison, a cup of coffee has only ~90mg) with little to no warning or labeling, is literally going to kill people from heart arrhythmia if they have undiagnosed issues or aren't given proper warning.
As has been said before, you've always been allowed to criticize Discovery, Picard, and any other new Trek property. You just can't be lazy or fill it with nonsense dog-whistles.