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oytis01/15/20261 replyview on HN

> Employing someone doesn't let you pass off their achievements as your own.

Doesn't it? That's basically how tech companies work. You can tell he's written an initial version of Wikipedia, but founder is emphatically not an employee.


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amiga38601/15/2026

That's not how fame and credit for some novel thing is shared. The minds of two people were vital to its success, and we don't fold that into one because of business structure.