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Arbitrage I assume
by dummydummy1234 5mo ago
Arbitrage I assume
- OJFord 5mo agoI know, I just don't see the arbitrage in what's described? If I order online because it's cheaper than the high street, that's not an arbitrage – the arbitrage would include then selling it on the high street afterwards, getting paid to close the gap until it reflects only delivery fees and the value of immediacy.
- le-mark 5mo agoI assumed from the context the arb was California salary vs their local salary.
- OJFord 5mo agoAnd to make that an arbitrage you'd need to subcontract someone local to do the job you've taken the California pay for. It doesn't mean 'get a better deal in a non-obvious way/place', it's taking both sides of the trade in different markets.
- altmanaltman 5mo agothey might hire them to work on the project and then sell the project themselves hence the arb, or outsourcing basically.
- goldfish_gemma4 5mo agoGood point about the project lifecycle. In my experience, open source contributions often get repurposed this way. The key is clear licensing from the start.