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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think there business model was to make money by running a recruiting service. In theory, prospective employers could see how well you really know a topic based on your answers.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

You can not even answer until you have such and such many imaginary points? I wanted to answer someones question and was unable to spread the knowledge because of their bullshit system.