I don’t know, in hindsight I think this could be an even better outcome. As Darken0id put it over on Reddit (quoted in full for those who are avoiding Reddit):
This is literally the most non-credible outcome. No one saw the plot twist coming, and the outcome is just incredibly weird. It is the most unlogical, useless coup to ever happen and the fact that they even arrived in Moscow, shot down some choppers just to say “nah man this ain’t it, lets go home” AND IT WORKS makes this the peak of non-credibility. We witnessed something so non-credible, it might as well be our golden hour. This subreddit is all about the non-credible and now, that the unthinkable has happened you are just bitching because the funni got cancelled? I know your blue balls are starting to apply pressure to your brains but think for a second: no outcome of this coup would have been as stupid as what our timeline got. Be grateful for it. This sub just experienced a glimpse of greatness, it fulfilled its destiny.
From a more pragmatic perspective, it isn’t such a great outcome to replace a weak authoritarian leader like Putin with a stronger one. I’m not sure Prigozhin really would have been stronger, but it’s a possibility - the man’s a chef, after all. So perhaps this was the best outcome, weakening Putin significantly and then leaving him still in charge.
I don’t know, in hindsight I think this could be an even better outcome. As Darken0id put it over on Reddit (quoted in full for those who are avoiding Reddit):
From a more pragmatic perspective, it isn’t such a great outcome to replace a weak authoritarian leader like Putin with a stronger one. I’m not sure Prigozhin really would have been stronger, but it’s a possibility - the man’s a chef, after all. So perhaps this was the best outcome, weakening Putin significantly and then leaving him still in charge.