• CannedYeet@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    From Wikipedia

    Reddit was founded by University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in June 2005, who were joined by Aaron Swartz that November.

    I think it’s reasonable to say that if you weren’t there for the original ideation, you’re not a founder. Doesn’t mean Aaron wasn’t an amazing person.

    • VAK@lemmy.world
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      That’s not how it works. It’s building the company that counts. More pragmatically if existing cofounders said you’re a cofounder, then you are.

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      He’s considered a founder by the founding member that isn’t an out and about nazi. So I think he counts as a founder.

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        What the fuck are you talking about

        Calling everyone you disagree with “Nazi” debases what the Nazis actually did. You pollute discourse and distort the historical horrors and industrial genocide perpetuated by the fascist Nazi regime.

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      im pretty sure he is a founder, he was even named by the other cof-ounders. he must be significant enough to have that title.

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      something tells me you’re not going to get the full objective history of this from wikipedia