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by pg 4875 days ago
How does someone merely creating an account contribute to the community?
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If you create an account, they have another user which makes it easier for them to raise money and/or figure out a way to monetise in the future, which means they are less likely to die, which means you have contributed life to the community.

Of course, actually having a business model might be a better plan for them, but there have been plenty of QA sites that have not found a model that works, so that sounds harder than just getting more users.

What investors care about is how many people used the site last week, not how many people have accounts.