It took people harrassing him personally, and at scale, for him to snap. And even then he did not ban anyone, but did what amounts to a prank. And even then he did not hide it, but owned it and apologized.
At every turn of this he showed himself to be a greater man than most of us.
Silently editing their comments shows that reddit has very poor data management practices. It shouldn't be possible for the CEO to edit content like that.
E: I'm trying to say, your perspective is off. Reddit is an internet humor place. Just because it's big enough to have a CEO doesn't mean it's suddenly run with all the seriousness and as tight as a bank.
This is the stupidest comment I have read.
"Don't worry bro, I only shot you as a prank!"
"Don't worry bro, I only slept with your wife as a prank!"
This isa CEO of an incredibly far reaching site who was personally EDITING the posts of users on his site because his ego was hurt.
This is ridiculous!!!
Have you ever heard of "false equivalence"?
"IT WAS A PRANK BRO"
You need to take some time to evaluate you're understanding of "false" equivalence.
/u/spez is falsely equating his actions with a "prank"
Only after he got.
*his words, not mine
Also, calling someone a dumbfuck and pretending you didn't just do that because it's "just a quote" is not the greatest a look a person can aim for. ;)
http://www.businessinsider.com/embarrassing-and-damaging-zuc...
Who's words?