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sznio on June 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fark redesign is now live (2007)

I wouldn't be surprised if reddit was profitable/at least broke even 8 years ago.

Reddit needs 300 people max to run, and they got like 1500.

Nextgrid on June 12, 2023 | [–]

Considering moderation and basically all community upkeep is relegated to unpaid volunteers, even 300 is a lot.

rcxdude on June 12, 2023 | [–]

AFAIK they have never been profitable.

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