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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by Tomte on Friday August 17, 2018 @10:07AM (#17782907)
I think it gets very close to presenting those people as the authors of summaries/book recommendations on the site.

That‘s what I thought on my first visit, anyway.

Depending how the site is further developed, especially when the summaries are available (they aren‘t, yet, are they?), this concern might disappear. Right now, I wouldn‘t be comfortable running it.

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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by 505aaron on Friday August 17, 2018 @11:10AM (#17783390)
I interpreted it the same way too. It looks like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg wrote those summaries. It is blurring the lines between prototype and product.
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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by zaheerbaloch on Friday August 17, 2018 @01:33PM (#17784451)
The summaries are currently available after starting the trial. I think it needs more work to show those people didn't contribute those book summaries but rather recommended those books.
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