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Re:Mobilewalla used cellphone data to estimate the demograph... by mercer on Friday June 26, 2020 @05:34PM (#23657315)
Jesus. I imagine getting the 'big questions' right is so vague as to remove any culpability from both YC and those it funds.

I mean, if I had a friend who openly claimed to be 'naughty' in this way, I'd start being very cautious around them.

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Re:Mobilewalla used cellphone data to estimate the demograph... by gmantg on Friday June 26, 2020 @06:21PM (#23657728)
YC is right, though. People who play by others rules rarely succeed. All these senior managers, vps, execs, business owners arent known for following the silly rules.
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Re:Mobilewalla used cellphone data to estimate the demograph... by rapind on Saturday June 27, 2020 @01:16AM (#23659682)
Basically our society rewards douchebaggery...
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Re:Mobilewalla used cellphone data to estimate the demograph... by econcon on Saturday June 27, 2020 @03:38AM (#23660164)
Nearly all products, markets and human interactions operate on specific model which makes some assumptions, those assumptions often end up as rule - so that the model stay predictable for the people governing it.

By not following those assumptions (rules) you can make a new better model which might have better accuracy at representative real world problem than the existing model.

It doesn't mean that it's unethical or morally wrong. It doesn't have to be.

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