# "Why are most hackerspaces nonprofits"

**URL:** <https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/t/why-are-most-hackerspaces-nonprofits/233>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Created:** [23 April 2017 21:47 UTC](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/t/why-are-most-hackerspaces-nonprofits/233 "2017-04-23T21:47:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![stanto](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/user_avatar/forum.hackspace.org.uk/stanto/32/3_2.png) [@stanto](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/u/stanto)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2017 21:47 UTC](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/t/why-are-most-hackerspaces-nonprofits/233/1 "2017-04-23T21:47:32Z")

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Saw this thread: [https://www.reddit.com/r/hackerspaces/comments/65qf42/why\_are\_most\_hackerspaces\_nonprofits/](https://www.reddit.com/r/hackerspaces/comments/65qf42/why_are_most_hackerspaces_nonprofits/)

Figured people here would like to check it out / chime in over there/here.

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**Author:** ![Stuart](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@Stuart](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/u/Stuart)\
**Post date:** [24 April 2017 09:32 UTC](https://forum.hackspace.org.uk/t/why-are-most-hackerspaces-nonprofits/233/2 "2017-04-24T09:32:09Z")

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Can’t decide if the original post was a troll or someone who hadn’t been involved in Hackspaces before 🙂