Not really. Hacker News is not a profit center for YC. Last time I checked Google is running gmail in order to make money (nothing wrong with that). But if Google is getting paid it seems a little silly for people to give up their time and skills to Google and getting nothing (useful) in return.
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It's somewhat ironic to have a thread decrying unpaid community contributions appear on Hacker News (or any other forum).
Not really. Hacker News is not a profit center for YC. Last time I checked Google is running gmail in order to make money (nothing wrong with that). But if Google is getting paid it seems a little silly for people to give up their time and skills to Google and getting nothing (useful) in return.