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What’s the trick? More page views?

The cost of acquiring new customers once they reached scale was the issue. The cost went up significantly making their unity economics unfavourable.

They rent buildings (long term leases) and then rent out spaces (short term leases). It scales. But you’re right, not in any way like a tech company. The fact that they say tech is…

You know there are a large number of people who rely on these platforms to earn enough to take care of their families...

Exactly. Just look at the numerous twitter apps that are no longer around but we’re very useful to twitter at the time.

Tech should just be for tech people! Mothers and brothers be damed! I get the frustration, but shouldn’t we be working towards models that allow for better compensation for creator…

The ability to compensate someone who is creating value in a network with ownership of said network (eg giving an early uber driver, or Airbnb host, options or equity.) this is cur…

It’s the most well known climbing destination, not just a “remote and hostile” place. It speaks to the end of the normal distribution curve for experiences/social signalling like t…

We’re moving from a world where we actively search to a word where “the best” is recommended to us. Google will continue to build out lines of business that make sense in a post se…

Brigading from folks with some reason or another to be very pro china.

There is no shortage of examples of how powerful platforms and governments are using this technology in a way that reduces personal freedom. Surveillance is the name of the game in…

Can you expand on your point? Because it makes no sense to me.

All great points. I guess we'll see where the chips land.

Is it easy for new entrants though? And is there competition?

I'm not sure about the future profitability of this space, but I think you're disregarding a few key points. 1. The innovation was less the app and more solving supply problems. No…

It's opt in. That's the angle. They're betting that advertisers will be willing to pay more to reach people who opt in to be reached.

That's not what this is. I believe Brave has always had this model in mind. Or for quite some time at least.

If you’re in Canada simpletax dot ca is great.

Something to consider is that most VC’s that are investing in this space are now doing so for equity. The risk of tokens being unregistered securities is very high. Most investors …

I'm getting the same error on Firefox Quantum.

Bitcoin is an example of the value that has and will come from blockchain. It has everything to do with it.

You’re right I should have included a “so far”.

Right, 10 years in and bitcoin has proven it's value as a digital alternative to gold. Ethereum is 4 years old, and the vast majority of "tokens" even younger. Crypto is very much …

I think his point is to focus on fixing yourself, rather than trying to fix others. He’s not suggesting that you avoid getting help from professionals to do so.

Yes, that is my point. Current anti-trust laws are only relevant when monopolistic behaviour leads to a worse product for consumers. Which is not the case for the big internet comp…