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Since this is the watering hole for discussions related to startups, I'm not sure where else it would go.

• raganwald 16y ago
  Has HN become a watering hole? Believe it or not, it didn't start out that way. I remember people doing serious work to moderate away ValleyWag and other stuff that is intensely popular/viral but counter to the original vision.
  • nlawalker 16y ago
    Believe it or not, it didn't start out that way. If there was one phrase that could describe virtually everything the web has touched, this would probably be it.
    • raganwald 16y ago
      I've always said that something is worth reading if there's one good idea in it. Your comment could easily be the most insightful statement in this entire thread. "What makes the desert beautiful, is that somewhere, it hides a well."--Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• statictype 16y ago
  There's no constructive discussion about the merits of Color going on this thread. It's just pointing and laughing (like what you mentioned upthread). I like funny threads too. I use http://reddit.com http://reddit.com for that. That's a better place for this post and I would probably enjoy reading it here.
  • joshcrews 16y ago
    The discussion feels serious to me. The question in my mind, that I believe is being addressed, is: Is Color a trojan horse big brother spying app looking like the next cool realworld-digital game? If it is, that lines up with the review's experience of the app not understanding why they have to add their name and photo and why they can't find answers to their questions but feel pressured to just start taking pictures. If it is, that also hints at the high startup valuation too.