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Probably, but I hope not. HN has a community of people really knowledgeable in a lot of areas who really try to maintain a high level of discourse. I fear tha
by russell 15y ago
Probably, but I hope not. HN has a community of people really knowledgeable in a lot of areas who really try to maintain a high level of discourse. I fear that the priorities of monitization would alienate many members. I couldnt fault PG for wanting HN to pay for itself, but I hope the community itself would justify its remaining as it is.
- wallawe 15y agoI think in HN's case, it pays for itself with intangible branding factors so there is really no need to monetize and like you said, it maintains the integrity of the site. But I was thinking along the lines of a startup. HN's model is so excellent I think it could be applied to a number of niche topics. It would be interesting to know though, to what extent a site like HN could make money if that were its goal.