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According to an article in Techcrunch [1], the developer stated his app has over 900K daily active users. Isn't getting this critical mass of active _mainstream_ users the main hurdle none of the "Reddit-likes" are able to overcome?

Building a backend that can handle comparable amounts of traffic to Reddit is of course non-trivial - but definitely solvable with investment and the right team. Whereas getting a critical mass of mainstream users seems like a much harder nut to crack.

The dev has stated that he has no interest in pursuing this route himself, but it seems like a lot of value being dropped on the floor by letting all those users disperse to other places.

What are your thoughts on this HN?

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/31/popular-reddit-app-apollo-may-go-out-of-business-over-reddits-new-unaffordable-api-pricing/

I was categorically against any of my work going towards solving problems for Defence/Military applications. This has changed after the war in Ukraine, and I am wondering what HN's thoughts are on this. I am based in the EU if that matters for context.