We Are The Nerds
A deep-dive into the birth and life of Reddit
We Are The Nerds launched on October 5, 2018 with 154 votes, #183 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
What it does
A riveting look inside Reddit, the wildly popular, often misunderstood website, whose intensely-engaged users have changed the culture of the Internet--"a must-read for anyone hoping to make sense of the century ahead" (Ashlee Vance, bestselling author of Elon Musk).
We Are the Nerds: The Birth and Tumultuous Life of Reddit, the Internet
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