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The issue with cloning Twitter is primarily the network effect, not the technology. That's different in ventilators, unless you're looking at long term investme
by luckylion 7y ago
The issue with cloning Twitter is primarily the network effect, not the technology. That's different in ventilators, unless you're looking at long term investments, e.g. when this is over and you've invested heavily into scaling production, you might not be in a good spot.
- pyb 7y agoFor that reason, additional production capacity should be subsidized by the government, but I don't see that it is going to happen in this case.
- luckylion 7y agoI agree, and I don't understand the reasoning not to. This almost-complete-shut-down has a gigantic price tag attached, I'd guess that anything that will make it pass easier or quicker will be an easy decision.
- pyb 7y agoWith this crisis, we see that governments do not always make rational decisions.