people like you, man… you just don’t get it, do you? the “retards” or “fucking faggots” you’re referring to have been integral parts of building reddit into the juggernaut of human knowledge and user generated content that it is today. so have you! and so have i! i’m guessing you’re too young to have been part of the ride (i’m talking reddit ca 2007), and too young to understand how reddit has come to be the “frontpage of the internet” that it’s dubbed today. the blackout is meant to piss you off! but you’re directing your anger in the wrong direction. it’s reddit you should be angry with. the greedy tech corporation that no longer gives a shit about your user experience, your privacy, your community (mind you - reddit is just lots of communities, community is a strong value upon which it is built) – no, reddit no longer gives a shit. they want to find a way to monetize you and prop up the value of the company, so that u/spez (fuck him) can finally make his great exit via an IPO and just watch as the shareholders and stock market (wanting nothing but infinite growth) destroy what every single contributing user has built together since 2005, and turn our platform (sic) into just another POS social media doomscrolling bonanza à la the enshittification that has happened to e g instagram, facebook, tiktok etc.
“but what about the answer to my super specific question that I know is on reddit but I can’t access it instantly” well boo-hoo take a timeout and read a fucking book or something and if you think really hard about it, maybe you’ll come to realize that hey, there might be something to this protest/blackout and i should be happy that the moderators of MY community are taking MY experience seriously and are doing what they can to make sure you can keep having that great reddit experience you’re used to not just now, instantly – but for years to come.
my take on aleksib as an IGL: he’s well-versed on the tactical side but personality-wise he just isn’t cut out to be a leader. notice the upswing they had with k0nfig? k0nfig has taken on the role as the hypeman, mood manager and paternal figure of the team, and judging from what I saw, he’s what kept the engine going even in matches where things were looking bleak. you need a bit of that quality in your IGL as well. lose a round and you’ll see AleksiB sitting with his face buried into his hands, or letting out a big sigh with a gaze far out in the distance… that’s gonna affect you as a player, man. you’ll try to follow a playbook listen to a bunch of calls, you’ll fail, and you’ll look to your leader for some analysis and ideas on how to bounce back – and there he sits looking embarrassed, fed up, and like he’s already lost. def not sustainable and you could see it in G2/OG as well.
oh and regarding that k0nfig team mentality; it’s something I’ve noticed is way more prevalent among players that have experience in other sports (IGL or not). ever play CS with a soccer player? that’s instant team spirit right there