But what conclusions are you drawing from that? I think perhaps that might be where you and the OP could find some actual points for discussion vs just throwing facts around.

The point is that a spiritual cofounder is just as legitimate as an actual blood-and-sweat cofounder.

An early acquisition that he played a pivotal role inducing. They would have been better off without him, so it's hard to call him a founder with a straight face.

I'm sorry if he was some kind of hero of yours that you have to emphasis some trivial contribution he made in the grand scheme of Reddit's success.