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  • AggressivelyPassive
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    121 year ago

    I mean, how can you monetize free image hosting?

    Not in a greedy capitalist way, but simply paying for servers, developers and coffee. There’s hardly any revenue stream in image hosting. So a pivot to a more social media like site makes sense.