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comment by insomniasexx
insomniasexx  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How does Hubski make a profit?  ·  

Our highest priority isn't money...or even growth. It's to give people a place online where they can escape the vitriol of comment sections, the low-fi content overwhelming reddit, and engage in thoughtful and civil discussions.

The team has tentative plans for revenue streams but they aren't a priority right now. We all have "real" jobs and this is our project and passion. Making money isn't a passion, FYI.





user-inactivated  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a fantastic outlook for a successful site. Thank you for contributing your time as a service to create a great community.

halfdood  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The longer I stay here the more I want to make a meaningful contribution. Thanks you.

veen  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I don't know that it's an issue for anybody but me, but it's true that nothing I did where the only reason for doing it was the money was ever worth it, except as bitter experience. Usually I didn't wind up getting the money, either. The things I did because I was excited, and wanted to see them exist in reality have never let me down, and I've never regretted the time I spent on any of them.

From Neil Gaiman's commencement speech. The motivation to start something good should never be the money.

Descartes  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So is there a way that us users can help support the site (other than being a regular user and keeping to the culture of the website)? I'm really starting to love it here and I'd love to contribute and be a part of the team somehow.

ecib  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think there is a donate button hidden somewhere after one of the links on the bottom of the page. I think. I know there used to be anyway. Think of it as a game, -needle in the haystack or an easter egg hunt. The donate button may also be an urban legend.

Kafke  ·  3828 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I totally figured it out! You have to get to a 404 page, when then redirects you to a game of Zork. You must play through the game, without losing once. Upon victory, a donate button will appear allowing you to donate $0.01 once. To donate more you need to repeat the process.

insomniasexx  ·  3828 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Totally urban legend.

istara  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I used to find the StraightDope forums a great place for that, but then they went paid, and even though I subscribed, it kind of killed them, for me anyway.

Your vision for Hubski sounds exactly like Reddit seemed when I first found it, in the days - yes, they existed! - when even /r/atheism included thoughtful and civil discussion.

Let's hope it succeeds.

nowaypablo  ·  3821 days ago  ·  link  ·  

quality in subs like /r/atheism is a dream long dead :( It's been hardly a week i'm on hubski and after spending some time here, I cringe goingback to /r/all. I dont mind hearing news a little late here on hubski (though this surely change as the community grows) if it means filtering out all the bullshit on reddit. I fuckin love this community. And that's what shapes the site.

I frequent #Music and it's incredible. I post unpopular, never-heard-of recordings and performances and I get insightful comments like 4 days later! If you dont get upvoted in the first 5 minutes on reddit you're buried. I really, really hope this place stays pure.