Reddit Gets into Crowdfunding with Redditmade

I just like imagining the discussion that happened at the conception of this idea. It probably starts something like this: "Guys, we need a way to monetize the reddit."

Considering the increased scrutiny behind authenticity of crowdfunding (e.g. Anonbox), and given the anonymity of the campaign owner, this seems like an accident waiting to happen.

Interesting idea, but it's going to be a hell of a sight when the first one goes catastrophically wrong. Think back to the Boston bomber hunt - in a repeat of that incident, not only does Reddit accuse the wrong person of being guilty, they also crowdfund an attempt to track him down with private detectives or something.

The article calls it a "cult website". I can't stand the place personally. They want to be mainstream so bad , they call themselves the front page of the internet.

<i>&gt; The move comes at an interesting time for the cult website.</i><p>An obscure cult, consisting of roughly 175 million members.