Reddit Is Down

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I really don't like the down page they show [1], gaslighting the end user into thinking it's on their end.

I was mildly annoyed by this as well.

I highly doubt I broke Reddit.

> gaslighting

That error page isn't making anyone question their perception or reality. And I'm pretty sure your average user associates browser error pages with problems "on their end", not site-specific ones. The page is blaming the user for something that's not their fault.

It is blaming the user for a server side issue, which could lead to alternate browsers being tested, tethered vs ethernet, cookies/cache clearing, extensions review, etc.

This makes the user question, is it me?

Strange that Reddit isn’t as nearly stable as their Alexa rank would suggest, but they have certainty gotten leagues better than the past.

I guess it’ll be nice to read about the post-mortem in a week or so.

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