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Man running a website that's probably worth $1M/year in ad revenue but decided not to monetize it in any way. (news.ycombinator.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Theoldwarrior@lemmy.world to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Madbrad200@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Almost certainly someone who already has a decent amount of money. Looks like he's a full-stack dev, likely works at a good company. Respect not monetising the site.

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not everybody does everything for money...

[–] Madbrad200@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

0 people who struggle for money would pass up on an extra 100k a year in return for slapping an ad banner on a page

keep in mind this guy doesn't run any affiliate links or donations either. He's sitting on a literal goldmine, this isn't some niche project.