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withersailor ( withersailor@aussie.zone )  to Technology · 3 years ago

reddit founders made hundreds of fake profiles so site looked popular

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reddit founders made hundreds of fake profiles so site looked popular

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withersailor ( withersailor@aussie.zone )  to Technology · 3 years ago
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In its early days, reddit was built on lies. Sure, lots of code, but some lies.
  • bitrate ( bitrate@lemmy.world ) 
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    I mean ya, that’s not super surprising. The hardest part of getting a site to take off is adoption.

    • sugar_in_your_tea ( sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ) 
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      Exactly. I’m trying to spam content here so people think it’s more active. I don’t really see a problem with Reddit launching with self generated content, the important thing is the user experience once it gets going.

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        It still feels super small here but it’s crazy the amount of users that seem to be joining. Can’t wait to see where we are at by the end of the week.

        • sugar_in_your_tea ( sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ) 
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          Yup. I’m sure there will be growing pains, but for now, things seem to work pretty well.

          I’ve run into a number of errors w/ Jerboa, so I’m going to try debugging the app to see if it’s a platform issue or something the mobile app could improve (probably both).

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