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[–] dartos@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bruh, reddit was created in search of capital. It grew and attracted communities in search of capital.

Reddit wouldn’t have existed otherwise.

[–] captcha@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Aaron Schwartz did not author reddit in search of capital. He created it because he thought it would facilitate internet communication. Ohanian thought he could profit off of it.