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Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by DANmode »

dale_glass wrote: post #128
shmatt wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I swear, the current protests have shined a very odd light on the average commenting Redditor, they want * The website to be free * The API to be cheap * The ability to use a 3rd party app that does not track, advertise, or monetize you in any way * VCs to continue to pour hundreds of millions of dollars to run the site and never ask for an ROI Good luck kids

Partly it's because Reddit is in an antagonistic relationship with its users. People want a good message board. A good message board doesn't make for very good advertisements. What do you advertise on /r/ChangeMyView ? Partly it's because Reddit has squandered its users' goodwill. I'd be willing to pay for Reddit if it was clear Reddit was going to work in my favor. Since right now it's doing its best to run off the…

> What do you advertise on /r/ChangeMyView ?

Drink protectors and antidepressants.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by rhyme-boss »

Why can posts not be links/URLs? Isn't that a pretty huge part of reddit posts?

When submitting a post, why do I need to come up with a URL like non.io/example-i-made-up? If I leave that blank I would expect it to just assign a random or UUID URL.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by DANmode »

PUSH_AX wrote: post #120

You know I often daydream of creating a social media site that has a small monthly subscription, a way to show users they are not the product, a way to maintain integrity and not have to appease any VCs. But when faced with it here I couldn't help but recoil a bit, and I'm not sure why.

Because you're not the party with whom the trust lies.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by joshjob42 »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #117
shmatt wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I swear, the current protests have shined a very odd light on the average commenting Redditor, they want * The website to be free * The API to be cheap * The ability to use a 3rd party app that does not track, advertise, or monetize you in any way * VCs to continue to pour hundreds of millions of dollars to run the site and never ask for an ROI Good luck kids

OpenStreetMap costs a few hundred thousand dollars a year to run. Wikipedia is about $3 million. Redditors are cheap, but you can have a backend doing the heavy lifting for a community (assuming mods work for free) at a cost that can be sustained with a small pool of financial contributors. > VCs to continue to pour hundreds of millions of dollars to run the site and never ask for an ROI None of this needs to cost hu…

Yeah, if they just dropped image/video hosting on the site, it's just a bunch of text and javascript (aka text), etc. Serving that is extremely cheap. They went from 400 employees in 2019 to 2000 now. I subscribed to Premium for years (not anymore due to their recent actions), and they should absolutely be able to run the site easily on the ~$600M in revenue they make now and be handily profitable.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by go_prodev »

I like the monetization model and wish you the best of luck.

IIRC, the get paid to post model can make users feel like they are working which can have negative consequences. Deal with that later... hopefully you can get traction/network effect.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by cwdz1 »

I don't think this can be successful as an alternative to reddit. I'm a broke unemployed person from a third world country who's not gonna pay to ask a question on /r/work to find a job. Just the thought that I have to pay for talking is alien to me.

Re: Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working on for the last 4 years

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Post by moffkalast »

jjcm wrote: post #147
moffkalast wrote: post #132

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Hmm, is there a way to switch between tags without editing the url? I can't find any list of current ones.

Logging into an account will get you the sidebar, which will let you navigate current tags. You can use the demo account hackernews pw=helloworld

Cool thanks, the account view shows a completely different picture. It would probably be a good idea to show that same sidebar to guests, aside from the subscribed tags.

The HTML upload option is... very interesting.

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