Comment on How Quora Died
ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 months agoDo they pay the people who answer the questions? I genuinely don’t know. But if they don’t then, yes, it is scummy to just profit off of someone else’s work and not pay them.
Comment on How Quora Died
ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 months agoDo they pay the people who answer the questions? I genuinely don’t know. But if they don’t then, yes, it is scummy to just profit off of someone else’s work and not pay them.
FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’ve contributed to sites like Wikipedia.
Not everything needs to be measured in money though. There’s inherent satisfaction in the work with things like this. And at the end of the day, we all benefit from having platforms with accurate, well thought out answers. Today you’re answering, tomorrow you’re the one with the question.
tnuctip@mastodonapp.uk 4 months ago
@FinishingDutch @ahornsirup
But Wikipedia aren't charging people to see the work you contributed for free. That's a significant difference.
ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Wikipedia is run by a nonprofit. They don’t monetise volunteer contributions and they don’t paywall the knowledge on their site, they run on donations. It’s not really a comparable situation.