Reddit's cofounder Steve Huffman said in its early days he filled up most of the site with content using different accounts until it got more users.
Reddit's cofounder said that at first the company felt like 'a homework assignment that got out of hand' rather than a business::Reddit's cofounder Steve Huffman said in its early days he filled up most of the site with content using different accounts until it got more users.
Or, how about a simple nonprofit that charges a nominal fee to fund infrastructure? I'm willing to pay for a good service, especially if I'm pretty sure they're using my money to improve the service itself.
Companies like reddit used to love that shit - make something awesome to get a massive audience... And THEN monetize. So what the hell is he talking about "business"?
It isn't even that it doesn't need to make money. It's that it doesn't need to keep making more money than it did last year. It's okay to have "stagnant" growth. It's okay to just keep doing well rather than keep increasing profits.
To be fair, at the time mods of a subreddit could make anyone else a mod without their permission, and adding people as mods of distasteful subreddits was a common prank.
Im aware, but to be fair spez didn't treat the people that made his content and/or modded his platform for free fairly. He betrayed their trust and destroyed their communities, all because he wanted ever mooooaaaar despite having more than most, a common diseased mindset these days. "GIMME ITS MINE" no matter the harm done to others.
My philosophy in life isn't "treat others as you would have them treat you." In our sick world, that makes you a mark, sadly.
My philosophy is: In a vacuum, not knowing who someone is, be kind. But once someone shows you who they are, treat others how they treat others.
Steve Huffman isn't worthy of respect. He's a greedy piece of shit.