The question is whether a significant number of mods will stay away from the platform, enough to affect the quality of the experience for the run of the mill reddit visitor. If r/popular starts to fill up with trash or fash then the platform will start to look less appealing to advertisers.
But that might not happen. Mods might return in the most part and Reddit life will go on. In that respect the blackout itself is just noise. The real decision lies with the mods. Their work makes the value proposition to advertisers.
The question is whether a significant number of mods will stay away from the platform, enough to affect the quality of the experience for the run of the mill reddit visitor. If r/popular starts to fill up with trash or fash then the platform will start to look less appealing to advertisers.
But that might not happen. Mods might return in the most part and Reddit life will go on. In that respect the blackout itself is just noise. The real decision lies with the mods. Their work makes the value proposition to advertisers.