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The challenge you face with your analogy to Snoop Dogg is that Snoop isn't dependent upon his fans (analogous to user base) to produce his music, only to consum
by iaw 11y ago
The challenge you face with your analogy to Snoop Dogg is that Snoop isn't dependent upon his fans (analogous to user base) to produce his music, only to consume.
What value does Reddit provide as a server by offering a forum where users volunteer to create, rank, and moderate their content for them? What about that value isn't dependent on the community that creates content? What about Reddit prevents voat or frizbee from acquiring its community?
- matchagaucho 11y agoTrue, the content creator/consumer relationship is not a perfect analogy. The secret sauce to Reddit is a formula comprised of anonymous identity, freedom of speech, user generated content, witty humor, cat pictures, atheism, technologists, reward systems (gold, up vote) and transparent communication.... all baked in a social oven for 10 years. In turns out, that all those social network qualities happen to represent a significant population of the real-world; and everyone, from politicians to celebrities, are acknowledging that fact. Without knowing the specifics of voat or frizbee, I just don't see another community coming along that can replicate this formula in the short-term. Reddit is actually in a good position to introduce healthy dialogues that involve brands, UGC producers, and consumers.