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I noticed they've made it much harder to hot link, now. I tried to post a direct link to an image on facebook, and no matter what link I used, once clicked it i

I noticed they've made it much harder to hot link, now. I tried to post a direct link to an image on facebook, and no matter what link I used, once clicked it is redirected to the "community" link where discussion and stuff is happening (and the "community" at imgur is...well, they're fucking morons and I'd be embarrassed to post anything to my friends that included that shitshow of racism, drunk-uncle-isms, and misogyny). So, I ended up "uploading" the image to my own imgur account without sharing to the front page, or whatever, and then shared the direct link. But, that hassle is the kind of thing that might make me consider other image sharing options. I have enjoyed using imgur for a long time, and I've generally trusted the fellow running it had good intentions. But, if them making the cash register ring is going to cause me to accidentally share a link to a cesspool of stupid comments, I'm gonna start being real cautious about using imgur for anything. We've all gotta make a living, but I'm not comfortable with that kind of thing.

fweespee_ch 11y ago
> But, that hassle is the kind of thing that might make me consider other image sharing options. I have enjoyed using imgur for a long time, and I've generally trusted the fellow running it had good intentions. But, if them making the cash register ring is going to cause me to accidentally share a link to a cesspool of stupid comments, I'm gonna start being real cautious about using imgur for anything. We've all gotta make a living, but I'm not comfortable with that kind of thing. Yeah, this is the cycle that keeps repeating with image hosting. 1) Start with a good, low-ad option + donations/memberships that is bootstrap profitable [e.g. It can pay a salary for a skeleton crew of 3-5 people + servers] 2) Raise VC money [this sometimes is step #0] 3) Attempt to increase revenue to justify VC money. 4) A substantial portion of the population abandons ship for the next image host that is at #1.

fweespee_ch 11y ago

> But, that hassle is the kind of thing that might make me consider other image sharing options. I have enjoyed using imgur for a long time, and I've generally trusted the fellow running it had good intentions. But, if them making the cash register ring is going to cause me to accidentally share a link to a cesspool of stupid comments, I'm gonna start being real cautious about using imgur for anything. We've all gotta make a living, but I'm not comfortable with that kind of thing. Yeah, this is the cycle that keeps repeating with image hosting. 1) Start with a good, low-ad option + donations/memberships that is bootstrap profitable [e.g. It can pay a salary for a skeleton crew of 3-5 people + servers] 2) Raise VC money [this sometimes is step #0] 3) Attempt to increase revenue to justify VC money. 4) A substantial portion of the population abandons ship for the next image host that is at #1.