Re:YC's request for startups: Government 2.0
by p_roz on Thursday May 23, 2019 @04:24PM
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That’s not true. If an organization benefits its customers/users in some way, it’s still doing a good thing if it captures some of that benefit in the form of profit.
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Re:YC's request for startups: Government 2.0
by JohnFen on Thursday May 23, 2019 @04:50PM
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Maybe. My observation, though, is that whatever good thing it may be doing ends up costing people more, and being less good, when done by a for-profit company as opposed to a non-profit organization.
Plus it is becoming increasingly risky to engage with for-profit companies for certain things because of their insatiable desire for data on their customers.