> First, I'd like to say that the intent of what Prashanth is saying is very simple: to return value to the community for the work that you have put in. The money that we raise from charging these huge companies that have billions of dollars on their balance sheet will be used for projects that directly benefit the community.
This is worded very specifically. Is SO planning to give money to users? They don't say anything like that; instead they say that they'll be "spending that money on the platform."
Well what does that actually mean? Every feature that SO builds could be characterized as "for the benefit of the community." It's hard not to read that response as just another way of saying "we're going to profit from this as a company, but don't worry because we use our profits to fund product development."
Heck, Reddit could make exactly the same claim, and in fact the linked Wired article actually makes that comparison:
> "Community platforms that fuel LLMs absolutely should be compensated for their contributions so that companies like us can reinvest back into our communities to continue to make them thrive," Stack Overflow’s Chandrasekar says. "We're very supportive of Reddit’s approach."
> First, I'd like to say that the intent of what Prashanth is saying is very simple: to return value to the community for the work that you have put in. The money that we raise from charging these huge companies that have billions of dollars on their balance sheet will be used for projects that directly benefit the community.
This is worded very specifically. Is SO planning to give money to users? They don't say anything like that; instead they say that they'll be "spending that money on the platform."
Well what does that actually mean? Every feature that SO builds could be characterized as "for the benefit of the community." It's hard not to read that response as just another way of saying "we're going to profit from this as a company, but don't worry because we use our profits to fund product development."
Heck, Reddit could make exactly the same claim, and in fact the linked Wired article actually makes that comparison:
> "Community platforms that fuel LLMs absolutely should be compensated for their contributions so that companies like us can reinvest back into our communities to continue to make them thrive," Stack Overflow’s Chandrasekar says. "We're very supportive of Reddit’s approach."