[axod]

personally, $3/month is the same to me as $30/month. The actual amount isn't that important at that level. But it's something else to keep track of. Something else to manage. Another hassle. So the actual cost in terms of time/worry/hassle of paying for subscriptions on the internet is much higher. That's the hurdle. Not the price, the fact that it costs something.

So saying $3 is cheap is irrelevant - it's "paid vs free". There are complete books written about that subject. It's easy to give stuff away and fairly easy to make money whilst doing it. It's harder to sell stuff, especially cheap stuff.

Also though, Reddit isn't a startup. It's part of a massive multinational. Perhaps the people who cashed out on the sale should contribute some back to keep reddit running ;)