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Directly in the thread linked by dang the reporter from Protocol was soliciting people directly for a "potential story". It does not appear this was something p
by jmacd 5y ago
Directly in the thread linked by dang the reporter from Protocol was soliciting people directly for a "potential story". It does not appear this was something previously being worked on.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29394740 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29394740
- shalmanese 5y agoThat's also possible, in any case, she found multiple, independent people willing to talk to her and was able to review their correspondences for authenticity. The main thrust of the story is not the HN comment.
- dang 5y agoHaving skimmed the article I'd say that the main thrust of the story is the same as the main thrust of the HN thread, which is why this thread is substantially the same as the previous one.
- danrocks 5y agoFor what is worth: I didn't even know what Protocol was prior to their offer to talk to me, which is publicly made in the original thread. So I never spoke with them and have no reason to. Stripe replied to my post, I replied with the details, and moved on. I hope they improve their processes and the rest of the tech industry follow suit.
- moneywoes 5y agoMay I ask what justification they gave? If it is private I understand.
- pseudalopex 5y agoPotential doesn't imply it wasn't being worked on.