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I think your almost right, but it's not necessarily authenticity... I think it's just money. Large "authentic" search engines can exist to serve the rest of th

by tomxor 4y ago

I think your almost right, but it's not necessarily authenticity... I think it's just money. Large "authentic" search engines can exist to serve the rest of the web, those personal blogs and other small communities. Those sites have a natural tendency to not be trying to turn everything into a revenue stream, so if that was the prerequisite for an engine, it would be a perfect match and naturally dissuade marketing types.

pixl97 4y ago
Authenticity is worth money. When you have a 'real' community you're talking about real people with real salaries and desires, add in that you tend to develop a real trust between members. Think of this as fertilized soil. You can grow crops in it, but weed seeds will eventually land and try to take over it. HackerNews is a good example of this, it takes a healthy amount of moderation to keep things on topic where things like politics get peared pretty ruthlessly. If for a minute Dang gave in found ways to additionally monetize the forums, something that would be profitable for a while at least, things would start down a bad path.