the.com/reddit
the front page of the internet, and also its comments section arguing about it.
means a network of user-run forums where strangers vote on what's true, funny, or worth your time.
from founded 2005 by steve huffman and alexi ohanian, named as a pun on read it — as in, you read it on reddit.
early botsfounders faked activity with fake accounts at launch
karma systemupvotes are worthless internet points people still crave
ipo yearwent public in 2024, nineteen years after founding