How I built an online community

Post by wtflmaohnisdumb » Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 3:11 PM UTC

wallace_f wrote: post #6

k__ wrote: post #5

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I found indie hackers kinda cool back in the days. Some stories about devs who made a living by building their idea or people who learned to code to do their thing. An alternative to the whole VC backed big selling start-ups. Now it seems to be filled with some kind of strange side-hustle people who want to make a quick "passive" buck :/

Is there something true about the idea that nerdy things get ruined by becoming cool and profitable? AFAIK I always see the same story in the world with communities that make the leap from harshly criticized -> fringe-cool (for lack of a better word); the next step is -> mainstream cool + vultures sweep in to make money. Computer games: nerdy/uncool -> cool/dominated by passionate developers -> corporate money-making…