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You can say that about a lot of things though. The fact remains that he was there, and they did use web.py to get to the acquisition.

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But what conclusions are you drawing from that? I think perhaps that might be where you and the OP could find some actual points for discussion vs just throwing facts around.

The point is that a spiritual cofounder is just as legitimate as an actual blood-and-sweat cofounder.

An early acquisition that he played a pivotal role inducing. They would have been better off without him, so it's hard to call him a founder with a straight face.

I'm sorry if he was some kind of hero of yours that you have to emphasis some trivial contribution he made in the grand scheme of Reddit's success.

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