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> Ad homonym attack against the messenger doesn't address the substance of the objection. There is no substance to the objection. They aren't entitled to anyth
by dvt 5y ago
> Ad homonym attack against the messenger doesn't address the substance of the objection.
There is no substance to the objection. They aren't entitled to anything, they didn't negotiate anything, and they shouldn't get anything. Her argument is akin to saying that the Uber driver that dropped me off at the gas station is entitled to part of my lottery winnings because the ticket I bought happened to have the jackpot numbers.
The position is both logically inconsistent and severely asymmetrical—we are only talking about this because MailChimp did have a successful exit, not because they failed miserably (as literally hundreds of startups do on a yearly basis). Even as a staunch capitalist, I'll be the first to say there are plenty of problems with corporate tax law, offshore tax havens, money laundering, etc.
But this ain't one.