Fishshake@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoSpez trying to explain how Reddit is losing members to an open-source alternativelemmy.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1445arrow-down15
arrow-up1440arrow-down1imageSpez trying to explain how Reddit is losing members to an open-source alternativelemmy.worldFishshake@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 years agoAt this point, spez resigning wouldn’t cut it. Reddit would need to be made into a non-profit a la Wikipedia and be managed by a trust.
minus-squarenevernevermore@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoThis option makes the most sense, which is why it will never happen
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoNevermind that their investors aren’t about to let them alter course with a looming IPO payday.
minus-squarecollegefurtrader@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoUnless… all the advertisers pull out, the IPO fails, reddit goes bankrupt, and “we” buy out the company with a gofundme.
minus-squareMushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI can’t commit to anything above non-zero. But at the same time, getting me to come back sounds more like a reddit problem than a me problem.
minus-squarecuriosityLynx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoOh I’m not saying I’d rejoin Reddit if that happened, only that that’s what would be required for me to consider it in the first place.
minus-squareilickfrogs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI would love to see that but can’t imagine all the VCs would want to see it.
At this point, spez resigning wouldn’t cut it. Reddit would need to be made into a non-profit a la Wikipedia and be managed by a trust.
This option makes the most sense, which is why it will never happen
Nevermind that their investors aren’t about to let them alter course with a looming IPO payday.
Unless… all the advertisers pull out, the IPO fails, reddit goes bankrupt, and “we” buy out the company with a gofundme.
I can’t commit to anything above non-zero. But at the same time, getting me to come back sounds more like a reddit problem than a me problem.
Oh I’m not saying I’d rejoin Reddit if that happened, only that that’s what would be required for me to consider it in the first place.
I would love to see that but can’t imagine all the VCs would want to see it.