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1. mybrid+YA1[view] [source] 2021-01-15 14:31:28
>>notion+(OP)
I have another question, is profit a motive for HN? It does not appear to be. Before HN there was slashdot.org, whicj is still around. Slashdot lost the thread I think because of revenue concerns and change of ownership. If this place is truly 100% a finacial loss then it does seem to validate yet again that news for profit is a bad idea because the news is soon compromised in the name of more viewership to drive ad revenue. If Reddit went 100% loss then I'm sure better moderation decisions would be available to them, likewise for Twitter and Facebook.
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2. fsflov+3G1[view] [source] 2021-01-15 14:57:21
>>mybrid+YA1
> is profit a motive for HN?

Sort of. AFAIK HN get money from this https://news.ycombinator.com/jobs and this https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/.

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