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Re:Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @09:43AM (#13695815)
VCs are finding themselves with less cash than they expected because they invested in stupid ideas/people. This is good no matter how you cut it, if you have a shitty idea you wont get funded. If you have a good idea there will be less competition.
Re:Who are you calling Malthusian? on Monday February 13, 2017 @12:51PM (#13637230)
HA. This article doesn't show you what happened after the great enrichment. Classic malthusian. In the late 1600s, we broke the inverse relationship between people and 'misery'. This is a joke, if not an attempt to perpetuate a ridiculous and unfounded worldview.

The great enrichment, google it.

Re:Who are you calling Malthusian? on Monday February 13, 2017 @12:47PM (#13637197)
You are right. If you havent read anything by Diedre McCloskey you should check her out.
Re:70 Cents Put Me on the Mac App Store Charts on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @01:28PM (#13533557)
You can't compete with free
They did the same thing that uber did, yet some how avoided flack
Re:Show HN: An audio only social network on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @06:33PM (#13370307)
I was hoping that the interface would be audio as well