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weedfroglozenge | 4 years ago

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

[1] https://i.imgur.com/HTKvJee.png

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efskap|4 years ago

> 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.

weedfroglozenge|4 years ago

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?

futhey|4 years ago

I was mildly annoyed by this as well.

I highly doubt I broke Reddit.