> But to be specific what would Reddit (or its purported replacement) need to do? To make money? It might be impossible. You can't just put ads up on text like

> But to be specific what would Reddit (or its purported replacement) need to do? To make money? It might be impossible. You can't just put ads up on text like you can with video and expect everyone to come anyways. Very little that Reddit does is unique, and they could easily be replaced by a community-maintained alternative. Nothing that users currently love about Reddit is impossible to find elsewhere. So, the age of Reddit being monitizable may be over. It's already been "over" for traditional print media's transition[0], it wouldn't be surprising if Reddit discovered that making money off forums at-scale is a snipe chase. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/technology/new-york-times-apple-news-app.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/technology/new-york-times...