We've come a long way since our distress call two months ago.These days, reddit's firing on all cylinders in more ways that I care to provide citations for, and it's thanks, foremost, to all of you. Your support has come not just in the form of reddit gold subscriptions, but also some really nice care packages.
As you can see above, nobody on team reddit is going to need to buy mac-and-cheese for approximately the next eight and a half years. And in the event of a power failure, the lids can serve as an emergency source of light.Next, we knew that redditors were creative and talented, but we were still totally impressed by some of the stuff you made.
Look at these rad keychains we got. They're laser-etched and can be worn as dogtags during times of war.
We also received a beautiful belt buckle, which is currently decorating our office next to a pair of handcrafted aliens: one wireframe, and another with a customizable sign. (In the background, you can see what's left of a box of international candy — can you identify the products from their packaging?)There's one last category of "stuff people send us", and it's a big one. We don't want cash-strapped or PayPal-impaired redditors to be shut out of reddit gold, so we give a free month to anyone who sends us a postcard. This policy leads to a very fun result: we get dozens and dozens and dozens of them, and we love them all. The best feature drawings, needlecraft, perfumed smooches, origami, wax seals, stickers, and secret codes. Some resourceful (i.e., lazy) redditors even made "postcards" out of index cards, cardboard scraps, and covers torn off books.
We read every one of them, and during our tough times they've been an important morale booster. We decided to hang them over the door of the reddit office as a reminder of the size and diversity of our community. Your breadth is inspiring: postcards arrived from Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Dominica, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, the Republic of China (a.k.a. Taiwan), Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and of course, the United States. (Here's what it looks like on a map.)
If your country's not represented, please remedy the situation! You'll get a month of reddit gold and a premium location on our wall. The address is at the bottom of the reddit gold page.
