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> Is there a way for social media to stay fun and profitable? This, exactly this, is one of the reasons I founded VC3 (https://vc3.club https://vc3.club). If y

> Is there a way for social media to stay fun and profitable? This, exactly this, is one of the reasons I founded VC3 (https://vc3.club https://vc3.club). If you're interested in discussing these topics in a purely intellectual way, we would love to have you join us.

csomar 7y ago
> This, exactly this, is one of the reasons I founded VC3 I did submit an application but I'm confused now. Did you found VC3 to discuss how to build fun and profitable social media sites or is VC3 the fun and profitable social media site. Because it says on the site that it's free and not for profit?
- AlphaWeaver 7y ago
  VC3 is not for profit - it's a place to discuss questions like these, not the answer to that question. Think of it as similar to a virtual "think-tank."
  - _curious_ 7y ago
    What is the benefit of leaving HN for another site/forum to discuss when you could just comment and engage right here where the question was posed?
    - AlphaWeaver 7y ago
      For one thing, the problem of thoughtful monetization of social networks is a very large one, and Hacker News comments are not my favorite medium to conduct intellectual debate and analysis on large problems. The community on HN is awesome for getting really nitpicky, but the audience for discussing these sorts of problems is only a small slice of the larger HN audience. I started VC3 as a community formed around a specific purpose (discussing "building meaningful community") specifically to try to build more engaging and valuable discussion, and I personally think that a smaller, closed forum of enthusiastic individuals is a better way to do that than a public general-topic forum. There's a question in our FAQ [0] that goes into this in even more detail. Look for the header "Why is VC3 its own site?" [0]: https://vc3.club/#faq https://vc3.club/#faq

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> Is there a way for social media to stay fun and profitable? This, exactly this, is one of the reasons I founded VC3 (https://vc3.club https://vc3.club). If y

by AlphaWeaver 7y ago

csomar 7y ago
> This, exactly this, is one of the reasons I founded VC3 I did submit an application but I'm confused now. Did you found VC3 to discuss how to build fun and profitable social media sites or is VC3 the fun and profitable social media site. Because it says on the site that it's free and not for profit?
- AlphaWeaver 7y ago
  VC3 is not for profit - it's a place to discuss questions like these, not the answer to that question. Think of it as similar to a virtual "think-tank."
  - _curious_ 7y ago
    What is the benefit of leaving HN for another site/forum to discuss when you could just comment and engage right here where the question was posed?
    - AlphaWeaver 7y ago
      For one thing, the problem of thoughtful monetization of social networks is a very large one, and Hacker News comments are not my favorite medium to conduct intellectual debate and analysis on large problems. The community on HN is awesome for getting really nitpicky, but the audience for discussing these sorts of problems is only a small slice of the larger HN audience. I started VC3 as a community formed around a specific purpose (discussing "building meaningful community") specifically to try to build more engaging and valuable discussion, and I personally think that a smaller, closed forum of enthusiastic individuals is a better way to do that than a public general-topic forum. There's a question in our FAQ [0] that goes into this in even more detail. Look for the header "Why is VC3 its own site?" [0]: https://vc3.club/#faq https://vc3.club/#faq