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> HN gives back to YC in exchange for funding it... I'd not mind if news.yc is spun off as a non profit, relying on funds from the community it serves (only if

• dang 4y ago
  I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work. HN is the product of a rare set of initial conditions, and the funding aspect is a critical aspect of that. The symbiosis, if you like, between HN and YC is part of the DNA of both entities. No doubt it has some downsides (such as job ads on the front page), but I'd say the downsides are small enough that it wouldn't be worth the risk to try to minimize them further. Of course that's just my opinion. I've written about this intermittently and most of those comments can be found amongst 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..., if anyone wants more.
  • ignoramous 4y ago
    > I'm pretty sure that wouldn't work. May be a DAO would...? > HN and YC is part of the DNA of both entities. That it may be, but a lot of folks think HN is just plain stupid most of the time [0][1] > if anyone wants more. I know you reply because you assume good faith... well, I am just trolling, you can safely ignore me, for sure (: [0] Ex A: https://twitter.com/slightlylate/status/1491072990053687296 https://twitter.com/slightlylate/status/1491072990053687296 [1] Ex B: like this time... ;)