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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by sunstone on Sunday July 26, 2015 @06:06PM (#9952350)
I too thought it was idiotic. Now I realize that because brevity is the soul of wit is the reason it succeeds. Sometimes less is more and the pearls of wisdom of society at large certainly qualify.
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Re:Ask HN: Whats the worst startup idea you've heard, which ... by krapp on Sunday July 26, 2015 @06:53PM (#9952485)
I don't know if that's the reason. More that 140 characters are easy to send and read on a smartphone.
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