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Reddit kind of anticipates this critique in its investor docs, and argues that it didn't really start operating as a serious business until 2018 when it finally started "meaningful monetization efforts" — that is, trying to make money for real.

But that's still six years ago. What has Reddit been doing since then?

One big, obvious answer: It has been hiring a lot of engineers and spending a lot of money on their salaries...

...What am I missing? I asked Reddit comms for comment but they declined, citing the company's quiet period before the IPO.

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[–] Dhs92@programming.dev 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't his salary only 300k per year with 200mil being an estimate of what he'd make from the IPO

[–] livus@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Dhs92 nope. His salary used to be 300k but last year he got paid $192 million, including stock etc.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Nope, that was last year's income.