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You're not. It arbitrarily increases barrier to entry so a few people can make money for contributing nothing.

• tyingq 9y ago
  Perhaps, though the idea that if nobody squatted the domain would be there waiting for you isn't always true either. There are a ton of good, not for sale, but underused, domains. Ones that are tied up with people that had intentions to use it, but never did. But, they still have the emotional attachment, and typically won't sell.