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Welcome to the club
> if I create something. I spend and risk my money on web hosting. I write the code...
You can create a forum in 20 minutes, it’s all open source and I did that when I was 14
All the ‘risk’ and ‘writing code’ is about fighting other platforms for attention, not providing a consumer good.
> ultimatum… in order to extract value from them that you did not earn
I am the consumer, the market exists for me and I pay for the whole party. If a business that harms customers is called a crime syndicate.
You might see this ultimatum in other areas too, like “you can’t sell baby food with lead in it, or you go to prison”
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Welcome to the club
> if I create something. I spend and risk my money on web hosting. I write the code...
You can create a forum in 20 minutes, it’s all open source and I did that when I was 14
All the ‘risk’ and ‘writing code’ is about fighting other platforms for attention, not providing a consumer good.
> ultimatum… in order to extract value from them that you did not earn
I am the consumer, the market exists for me and I pay for the whole party. If a business that harms customers is called a crime syndicate.
You might see this ultimatum in other areas too, like “you can’t sell baby food with lead in it, or you go to prison”