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this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2024
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A business can be lucrative without being profitable. Profitable means the business itself is making a profit; that is, expanding its revenue. Reddit doesn't need to do that in order to make everyone who works there money. They just need to keep the servers open and do a little maintenance. Reddit probably could be profitable as a business if it weren't so lucrative for its CEOs, who presumably eat all the profits.
I agree, though. Profit and growth are poor measures of a business doing what it should be doing, which is providing a valuable product to consumers. Honestly, these days they're probably a measure that a company has stopped providing value.
The number one thing I don't understand is, where does the money come from?
I'd imagine mostly advertising and premium accounts. I'd be surprised if there weren't some shady deals going on for increased exposure too.
But, correct me if I'm wrong, the whole thing is operating at a loss. It's spending more money than it receives, including advertising and all. That doesn't add up.
Only if you count CEO pay.
Companies don't even need to be solvent to make their C-levels money.
You're seriously avoiding the question.