> In principle, you could boot one up with pocket change and operate it with a small budget. In practice, a site with user generated content from millions of u

> In principle, you could boot one up with pocket change and operate it with a small budget. In practice, a site with user generated content from millions of users and a shoestring budget is an unmoderated, spam-laden shithole. Or, you can leave the moderation up to AI which permanently bans people for arbitrary and inscrutable reasons. Neither of these outcomes is appealing to the general public.