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I'm honestly fine with them. These posts are the reason this site gets to exist without needing some other more nefarious monetisation. Ads can be a lot worse..

• threatofrain 4y ago
  Does anyone have a knowledgeable story for what YC sees HN as? Without knowing that, it's difficult to say why this site gets to exist.
  • dang 4y ago
    I wrote about it here (ignore the first half of the post): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23285793 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23285793 Similar other past comments: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=yc%20business%20interests%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so...
  • tmp_anon_22 4y ago
    It makes sense to me that most YC Big Wigs would be indifferent towards HN, but will quickly come down on it if their preferred companies are getting lambasted by comments on their own website. Probably best to not shake the pot.
• AustinDev 4y ago
  Can we get comments enabled on them? I'd be interested to see what other people have to say about the companies. I think it'd be an interesting compromise. They don't really bother me either way.
  • ccrush 4y ago
    Comments are disabled because many startups are terrible employers and having those reviews right next to the ads would kill revenue for HN. Can't have the truth interfere with the business model.
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