Gregory's Server@jaredwhite @Jyoti It is all fine to monetize a social network, using the revenue to fund operations, growth, marketing, and profits. But if you make it all about that, and even do it in a way that damages your core value proposition, then you messed up. #reddit grew off the free labor of its mods, posters, and commenters. But they also do not take kindly to being ignored. And ultimately a link sharing site can be easily replaced. I went to #kbin .
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@Jyoti @jaredwhite What you say could be argued on a theoretical level. But the way our societies operate today, profits are an important element. For instance, as a business owner I am legally required to intend making a profit, otherwise I might lose my business license. I do see what you mean but I don't care that a capitalist law says that capitalism is essential. That's exactly the same as a slave-owners' law saying slave-owning is essential. Fuck the law. I suspect we'll never agree on this so it's kind of pointless debating, haha. Sorry if I come over as a nuance-less Marxist but it's what I am. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ In the meantime, live long and prosper! @free_spleens @Jyoti @jaredwhite It can be. But that is a discussion about economical system and government, and not the current discussion, which is about a social network forgetting that its active users are the ones who built their house. |
@harry @jaredwhite
Sorry, I don't think it's okay for profit to exist at all, we have a basic political disagreement on that.
Profit = theft.