At best DAOs are simply an extension of shareholder capitalism with less regulation.

Somehow I feel like Spez himself has made a lot more money during this time than 3rd party developers. Despite Reddit itself not turning a net profit.

I'd be glad to see some changes, but I'd be pretty concerned to see a large part of big social being nationalized and run by the US government. Especially with one of the USA's two political parties openly supporting fascism.

I think the best thing we can do right now is work on alternative platforms and protocols that do not rely on tons of VC money to stay afloat.

Regarding the 500 arbitrary half dead Cat communities, I wonder about expecting hosts to monitor the communities they are hosting and removing them or archiving them in some way when they die. And if a host is not doing so, that could be considered poor moderation on their part. Not a complete solution, but maybe of help?

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