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He's not just the CEO, he's a co-owner... Meaning that the profits from the business acrue to him... and therefore enable this party. So, it's a question of "a
by dlgeek 3mo ago
He's not just the CEO, he's a co-owner... Meaning that the profits from the business acrue to him...
and therefore enable this party.
So, it's a question of "am I ok paying for this service, knowing that a portion of that money will flow to this political party and how do I feel about the results of that funding?"
- sunaookami 3mo agoHow do you feel about providing value to Hacker News, a plattform made by Y Combinator funding several startups, many of them destroying our society and benefiting from mass surveillance? You can do this argument with every company.
- jackb4040 3mo agoI'm not paying to use HN. I'm jaded and opposed to techno-optimism, so if anything by just expressing my honest opinions here I'm wearing away at those startups' power by challenging their most critical base of supporters.
- justicehunter 3mo agoI'm not opposed to techno-optimisim and I absolutely love hearing opposing views here!