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Reddit Critics Laud Ellen Pao for 'Getting Out of Hell'

Some have decried Ellen Pao's resignation from Reddit as a step in the wrong direction for gender equality in tech. The site's detractors say good riddance.
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Ellen Pao resigned from reddit. Well, good luck corralling your abattoir full of trolls who think their hitler memes changed something

— Jessica the Desolate (@my2k) July 10, 2015

Some have decried Ellen Pao's resignation from Reddit as a step in the wrong direction for an industry where women leaders are still a distinct minority, but the site's detractors say good riddance. Though Reddit was originally intended as a place where the ideals of free speech and the wisdom of the crowd would reign, often the crowd turned into a mob. After a tumultuous year, Reddit foes argue, Pao is better served by moving on from the company.