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mk  ·  3881 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The new reddit?  ·  

Nice.

I think no matter how we want to be seen, we will always be first compared to Reddit, which is fair.

Perhaps I am kidding myself, but I see our paths as significantly different; however, I am sure it is not immediately obvious to newcomers. I don't simply want to inherit a space. I'd like to open up some new territory. Reddit is an amazing success, and due to the diversity of what goes on there, I expect that they will continue on for a long time to come.

IMHO the cycle of The Eternal September might be a bit more complicated than commonly understood. Obviously we've tried to design ourselves to scale well, but IMO there are key factors involved that cannot be designed. The Reddit team is smart. They have a level of traffic that no other site like them has seen, and they have sustained it.

I don't think what is bad for Reddit is good for Hubski. What is best for Hubski has almost everything to do with Hubski.