so the official reply is that mod got bored, and also was asked to re-open. which is, of course, fine.
and to be clear
i didn't think there is any conspiracy, that would be ridiculous,
if we subscribe to the idea that a community is owned, not stewarded, by mods, it's perfectly fine to do with the community whatever the mods want, without the need of them being accountable to anyone else,
i do think that reopening the sub after closing it in protest is mostly sad,
and a very small and rather insignificant footnote to a more general discussion on (f)utility of using master's tools to bring down the master's house.
all their points about cville are pure post hoc speculation trash; this is way too close to the “but but violence is bad!”; laughing at the fash is good; beating up the fash while laughing is even better.
and, no matter how much this has helped you to cope with your personal trauma, going through that trauma does not entitle you to use emotional blackmail to silence people who do not subscribe to the llm hype.
are you one of these fuckers who suggest that “red” states' citizens deserve all that happens to them without realising how gerrymandered are the voting districts, and that the “red” states are not really red?
so the official reply is that mod got bored, and also was asked to re-open. which is, of course, fine.
and to be clear