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Wait. Why is Reddit losing so much money? (www.businessinsider.com)
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Reddit kind of anticipates this critique in its investor docs, and argues that it didn't really start operating as a serious business until 2018 when it finally started "meaningful monetization efforts" — that is, trying to make money for real.

But that's still six years ago. What has Reddit been doing since then?

One big, obvious answer: It has been hiring a lot of engineers and spending a lot of money on their salaries...

...What am I missing? I asked Reddit comms for comment but they declined, citing the company's quiet period before the IPO.

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[–] charonn0@startrek.website 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's enough money to fund a rogue nuclear weapons program. So, I hereby start the rumor that reddit is developing weapons of mass destruction.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It's always been a weapon of mass distraction, though, and Redditors are poor spellers.