I think when making the claim a company is a net negative, it's necessary to explore what would have happened if the company hadn't been founded.
I find it unlikely, for example that there would not be a dominant centralized forum platform. People would have certainly started problematic communities on the dominant platform, and it's unlikely a platform with strict moderation would have gained dominance before 2015 or so. I do think a dominant player would have been established by 2015.
Do you think whatever you see as harmful about Reddit would not have occurred if the company didn't exist?
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I think when making the claim a company is a net negative, it's necessary to explore what would have happened if the company hadn't been founded.
I find it unlikely, for example that there would not be a dominant centralized forum platform. People would have certainly started problematic communities on the dominant platform, and it's unlikely a platform with strict moderation would have gained dominance before 2015 or so. I do think a dominant player would have been established by 2015.
Do you think whatever you see as harmful about Reddit would not have occurred if the company didn't exist?