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This applies not just to snitching but a lot of other "marketplace"-type apps where the bulk of the value is provided by third-party participants. Think ridesha
by Nextgrid 4y ago
This applies not just to snitching but a lot of other "marketplace"-type apps where the bulk of the value is provided by third-party participants. Think ridesharing, food delivery, marketplaces, etc.
I'm not sure it's justifiable for these companies to have just as much (if not more) engineers working on a product that's already been built and is successfully running - I'd expect there to only be a skeleton crew for maintenance and the bulk of employees being support/operations/legal once the tech stack is built and stable.
- fabianhjr 4y agoA good book on why those capitalist Platforms are hiring and investing a lot on becoming "the most perfect platform" is Nick Srnicek's Pltaform Capitalism ( https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Platform+Capitalism-p-9781509504862 https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Platform+Capitalism-p-9781509504... ) Most of their profitability comes from becoming a de facto monopoly / middle-man so they will attempt to gain as much market share as aggressively as possible. (Including sacrificing present profitability, giving away money for free rides/things, etc) It is not a technical necessity but an economic venture capital necessity.