“ The elephant in the room but everyone is forgetting is - how much does Reddit pay its users for content? ”
I have to say I’m not a fan of reddit, but you could also ask the question: how much do users pay to access reddit?
The web has made a lot of people feel entitled to free (high quality) services. But as developers we know building and maintaining services like reddit is not cheap (let alone free).
Reddit users pay lot, considering just how many ads Reddit has on every page, as well as the arranged content promotions that regularly pop up "naturally".
I have to say I’m not a fan of reddit, but you could also ask the question: how much do users pay to access reddit?
The web has made a lot of people feel entitled to free (high quality) services. But as developers we know building and maintaining services like reddit is not cheap (let alone free).