Whether it’s organizing Westboro Baptist Church counter protests or the constant harassment of Justin Bieber, it’s becoming evident that the internet sub-culture is having a growing impact on the world.
Today we learned the company that owns Reddit, Conde Nast, has taken a stance against profiting on ads placed by groups that support California’s Prop. 19. As a backlash, Reddit readers are submitting images, text and stories in mass promoting the new bill and subsequently voting to increase their popularity (and as a result, visibility). I can only imagine how much more pro-marijuana imagery and content there is now than if they had let the ads run; though, now the press is free.
The internet generation is growing up, and it’s only a matter of time before we are in a position to use this unity and intelligence as a force for positive change (oh, and the occasional prank).