Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief
I think this was the right thing to do from a PR perspective. Having Steve back as the new CEO will definitely be good for the community.I also applaud Reddit's announcement for calling the community out on their childish BS:> As a closing note, it was sickening to see some of the things redditors wrote about Ellen. [1] The reduction in compassion that happens when we’re all behind computer screens is not good for the world. People are still people even if there is Internet between you. If the reddit community cannot learn to balance authenticity and compassion, it may be a great website but it will never be a truly great community. Steve’s great challenge as CEO [2] will be continuing the work Ellen started to drive this forward.All in all, a good day I think.