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So the goal is to make another unsustainable business, make everyone use and love it, then sell it to someone who will make it uterly shitty with the hopes of squeezing at least a bit of money out of the people who now rely on it, before it inevitably dies?



The goal is to make “fuck you money” then tell everyone, including users, to go fuck themselves. The specifics are up in the air.

Don’t forget to talk about the “wonderful journey” it has been when announcing the sale.


Imgur has lasted a good while.

I’d argue that having a service that exists in any form is a success. The fact it’s used so heavily despite your opinions and being loaded with ads means people value it and are better off than if it never existed. If the creator here could create the same but with no monetary upside directly, even just having the notoriety and putting it on his resume would translate to dollars indirectly. It’s a side project, chill.


> sell it to someone who will make it uterly shitty

Imgur is still good. It's just not great anymore, and it's a long way from shitty.




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