• @conciselyverbose
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    721 month ago

    Yeah, allowing enthusiasts to represent the community and get perks isn’t crazy.

    • @[email protected]
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      121 month ago

      Yeah, allowing enthusiasts to represent the community and get perks isn’t crazy.

      It’s not a community (like Debian), it’s a for-profit company.

      • @conciselyverbose
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        61 month ago

        It the community of their customers. That’s who these people are representing, to the company. If this was a paid position, they would no longer represent the community.

        It’s the same premise as interacting with a subreddit (before Reddit went insane) and recognizing the mods there rather than trying to force the community to one controlled by employees.

        • @[email protected]
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          91 month ago

          It the community of their customers. That’s who these people are representing, to the company. If this was a paid position, they would no longer represent the community.

          It’s PR work for the company. Nothing else and no amount of downvoting changes that simple fact.