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thorumtoday at 5:57 PM1 replyview on HN

It reminds me of the Cognitive Dark Forest hypotheses recently shared here:

> “You are creating your cool streaming platform in your bedroom. Nobody is stopping you, but if you succeed, if you get the signal out, if you are being noticed, the large platform with loads of cash can incorporate your specific innovations simply by throwing compute and capital at the problem. They can generate a variation of your innovation every few days, eventually they will be able to absorb your uniqueness. It’s just cash, and they have more of it than you. So the safest bet again is to stay silent, or at least under the radar. Best bet is to not disrupt - succeed at all … ?”

https://ryelang.org/blog/posts/cognitive-dark-forest/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566442


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8notetoday at 9:23 PM

but what do i lose if somebody else is making money?

im still having fun making something