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With apps like Mlem on iOS, we are getting very close to an Apollo+Reddit experience. How can Reddit successfully monetize what are basically just forums? What makes it special anymore ? (self.reddit)
submitted 2 years ago by KillaBeez to c/[email protected]
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[–] KillaBeez 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If something like this can pop up in weeks and provide all of the functionality people need, what makes Reddit valuable in the first place?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Critical mass and inertia. That’s not a product I’d want to invest in, though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Lemmy has been around for years.

to answer your question. ability to scale to millions of users and having broad appeal.

features can be copied but scale and other non functional requirements like security takes time