On: Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet

[xenihn]

Reddit initially rose to prominence because of bad decisions on Digg's part. Reddit is nothing without its users. Any decision that potentially drives users off its platform can't be made lightly.

[mozumder → xenihn]

As a media business, they can be a lot more profitable with fewer high-quality users than hordes of low-quality toxic users.

A fashion magazine only has 1 million subscribers, but can make $400 million/year in revenue, basically printing money.

[Slansitartop → mozumder]

> As a media business, they can be a lot more profitable with fewer high-quality users than hordes of low-quality toxic users.

I see no evidence of that.

> A fashion magazine only has 1 million subscribers, but can make $400 million/year in revenue, basically printing money.

A fashion magazine doesn't outsource its content production to its subscribers.

[mozumder → Slansitartop]

> I see no evidence of that.

I would encourage you to look at the evidence.

> A fashion magazine doesn't outsource its content production to its subscribers.

And?

[Slansitartop → mozumder]

>>> As a media business, they can be a lot more profitable with fewer high-quality users than hordes of low-quality toxic users.

>> I see no evidence of that.

> I would encourage you to look at the evidence.

I would encourage you to provide it.

[papeda → mozumder]

What fashion magazine does this?

[mozumder → papeda]

Magazines like Vogue, InStyle, Harper's Bazaar might sell 2,500-3,000 ad pages a year, each page costing $100k-$200k. $100-$150 CPM is typical.

It helps to know that it's a $3 trillion dollar industry.

Outside of fashion, you can look at the financial industry that can also charge $100+ CPM.