Free Republic Could Have Been More Popular Than Twitter And Worth A Billion 10 Years Before Twitter

1/24/2021 | Me

[Artaniss]

I was with FR even before my sign up date states. Lost my password and couldn't retrieve it back then.

God bless Jim Robinson but with a little effort, allowing "likes" and a little advertising, etc. FR would be worth billions.

[frogjerk]

It would have been corrupted in some way

[ealgeone]

It’s fine the way it is. Don’t like it set up your own site.

[Olog-hai]

Twitter is where it is due to money from Red China and Soros.

You really want the Twitter mob here?

[humblegunner]

Cool how you know so much better that Jim.

Got a link to your billion dollar site? I’d love to see it.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

No, Thanks. We already have enough weirdos and freeloaders.

Are you a Monthly? Hope so!

[McGruff]

Given current events maybe it’s better to keep a low profile.

[Paladin2]

Given the way things are going, FR may be forced into the Dark Web soon.

[TexasKamaAina]

I would like likes.

[nevergore]

That wasn’t Jim’s vision or mission statement......

FR is still the best site on the web regardless of revenue.....

[DJ MacWoW]

I don’t think money was the motivating factor, love of country was and is.

[Leaning Right]

Speaking theoretically, it sounds good. But the devil is in the details. Once you allow a little advertising, you become beholden to the advertisers. They don’t like this, so they drop you. They don’t like that, so they drop you.

Next thing you know, you’re stuck with those guys who sell overpriced freeze-dried survival food.

Just my two cents.

[chajin]

The more corporate a business becomes, the more it “evolves,” the euphemism for “becomes Lefist” (cf. “Matt Drudge”). de Tocqueville praised America for its promotion of “voluntary associations,” not corporate sites.

[Bell Bouy II]

Wouldah Shouldah Hadah Oughtah and so on.....

[GenXteacher]

Allowing ads would subject it to pressure.

[fishtank]

No, thanks.

[drSteve78]

The reason this site is like a strong oak , with a lot of shade, is that it was left alone by outside forces. And now, hopefully, strong enough roots to weather this storm. All has been prelude.

Honor is priceless.

[Larry Lucido]

All we need is more monthly donations. I keep pinging the folks on my “1 of” ping list (hit and run blog posters) but danged if they never respond.

https://freerepublic.com/donate/

[BykrBayb]

I like it just the way it is.

[devane617]

"Cool how you know so much better that Jim."

I thought is was an observation not stating a fact—and a pretty good one too. The OP made good points and was complimentary toward FR.