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A comment on Ask HN: How is it likely for Hacker News to block its public API in the future?.

Re:Ask HN: How is it likely for Hacker News to block its pub... by bombcar on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @04:07PM (#36316205)
Hacker News isn't monetized; the whole point is to provide a group of people who can read the little ads for employment at startups.

So they have no reason to try to monetize the API.

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Re:Ask HN: How is it likely for Hacker News to block its pub... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:04PM (#36318222)
Even if they were paying Dan a million a year to moderate, it’d be worth it considering trailing YC returns generated by the talent HN pulls in.
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Re:Ask HN: How is it likely for Hacker News to block its pub... by biomcgary on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:22PM (#36320106)
I didn't realize that dang was Dan. I just assumed it was something like "dang, I'm in trouble for useless comments again". (But, yes, his moderation is worth a lot!)
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Re:Ask HN: How is it likely for Hacker News to block its pub... by bombcar on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @08:55AM (#36325165)
[Dan G]ackle.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/th...

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