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Re:WeWork Files for IPO by BrandonM on Monday April 29, 2019 @04:51PM (#19782501)
Yeah, that's not what that post actually said, nor is it true to the context of the discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
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Re:WeWork Files for IPO by CamperBob2 on Monday April 29, 2019 @06:32PM (#19783223)
Because "Why not just hang out at Starbucks all day?" scales so well?
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Re:WeWork Files for IPO by BrandonM on Monday April 29, 2019 @10:10PM (#19784514)
Not what I was saying at all. The Starbucks comment is questioning the value proposition of a service that a lot of companies clearly value, providing an alternative that isn't realistic for more than a single person. It's a typical HN middlebrow dismissal.

My classic "FTP" comment was some feedback on a Show HN post, that I was concerned that the technology may be easy to reproduce and thus had a low barrier to being reimplemented by OS vendors or competitors. Drew addressed all my points and I acknowledged the value of the service. Completely different from this thread.

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