Comment on Show HN: A London-centric hackernewsparentComments−bgcks11ysomeone writing $120K checksAnd that is only possible b/c it's a marketing expense which will generate its return by attracting lucrative start-ups to YC.−ovi25611yWhich is in turn neutralized by the loss of productivity at said startups due to their reading HN compulsively.So it's done for the community after all!−elwell11yYou say that like it's a bad thing.−bgcks11yYou say that like making money is a bad thing.
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And that is only possible b/c it's a marketing expense which will generate its return by attracting lucrative start-ups to YC.
Which is in turn neutralized by the loss of productivity at said startups due to their reading HN compulsively.
So it's done for the community after all!
You say that like it's a bad thing.
You say that like making money is a bad thing.