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dreambuffertoday at 12:19 AM3 repliesview on HN

There's a cognitive dissonance on this site where everyone claims to hate this attempt at regulatory capture, yet they would do it too if it was their tech company and call it a "moat", and many are actively working towards that.


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trollbridgetoday at 4:25 AM

I haven't done this with any of our technology. Of course, I'm also not as profitable as some companies and have much less control over trying to lock my customers in.

This does mean my YC application is far less likely to be accepted.

stevemk14ebrtoday at 2:51 AM

I wouldn't do it, your point is now disproven

essephtoday at 12:52 AM

Two different groups: the hackers, and the money people.

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