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This. In no way am I trying to take away from what Mark was able to accomplish in a short period of time. IMO there just needs to be some perspective kept w/r/t

• jacquesm 16y ago
  Why should people subscribe to your view on this site? What Mark did is what 99% of the visitors here can only dream of, and if more of them manage to achieve it because of his example then that's the best possible outcome as far as I'm concerned.
  • atomical 16y ago
    I'm part of the 1% that believes that turning a profit (i.e. selling goods or services to customers) is not only a good business goal but a personal achievement.
    • jacquesm 16y ago
      Yes, and I agree with that too, and so does Mark (though I don't speak for him of course, but judging by the other stuff he's doing). It's just that there are more ways than one to achieve that goal and essentially by selling threewords.me Mark just made pretty good profit by selling a 'good' (threewords.me + the work invested) to a customer.
    • axod 16y ago
      > turning a profit (i.e. selling goods or services to customers) Why does everyone on HN ignore advertising revenue? Or is it lumped in with the above?
      • Tycho 16y ago
        In this case, I believe there was no advertising, or at least any advertising revenue. It 'wasn't monetized.' I don't think anyone ignores it, particularly in the case of something that people wouldn't readily pay for.