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godzillabrennus | karma 5397 | avg karma 3.07 · 2020-06-11 00:20:35+00:00

Let me know when you figure out how to build a social network that can profit from social good.

These days, profit and social good are rarely aligned.

zaksoup | karma 673 | avg karma 2.9 · 2020-06-11 00:35:17+00:00

This reads to me as a stunning indictment of social networks and profit more than it does a defense of Reddit's board choice and their potential motivations.

bigiain | karma 20773 | avg karma 3.34 · 2020-06-10 21:05:12

> This reads to me as a stunning indictment of social networks

Or more generally, going back to the grandparent post here, this reads to me as a stunning indictment of Silicon Valley...

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esperent | karma 5240 | avg karma 3.42 · 2020-06-11 00:53:54+00:00

It's not one or the other. They already have the entire rest of the board focused on profit. All we're asking for is one person focused on social good.