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smurphy8536 t1_iwqtd6l wrote

Funny story. The buy nothing Jamaica plain page underwent a revolt a few years back. I guess the parent organization tried to split the page to keep the membership at a certain level. Accusation for classism got thrown around and we ended up with an “Everything Free JP” page.

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arch_llama t1_iwsalr8 wrote

I think this post is about an app and your comment is about a facebook page.

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smurphy8536 t1_iwsogm2 wrote

Buy nothing started as a Facebook page. And it was their corporate structure caused the rift. Not against the concept but also not surprised they formalized it more.

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arch_llama t1_iwspswy wrote

Oh you're saying the same group of people that started all the local buy nothing fb pages also make the app? I didn't realize that.

Now you have me curious. They have a .org domain but they are an incorporated with a trademark on Buy Nothing. What could their business model possibly be? I see they except donations but their apps look too polished to be funded by only that.

Weird.

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smurphy8536 t1_iwssv24 wrote

Yep. When JP’s original page hit some designated member count some admin from another state stepped in and said the group had be be split instead of just being all of JP. There was a lot of argument about classism given how segregated JPB is and they ended up making a rival group.

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tim_p t1_iwujnn6 wrote

I'm in the Medford group, and see the Somerville group does that. I don't get the point...isn't a bigger group just better? More activity, more critical mass, etc.

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smurphy8536 t1_iwuuaza wrote

Idk the reasoning behind it. It was really weird because the page admin was someone who lived on the west coast and they wouldn’t budge even when people tried to find a solution. They basically just made the page private and kicked a bunch of people.

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