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Pragmatically speaking, maybe YC could come up with a statement threatening to move businesses outside the US to circumvent some of the provisions of the law. S
by zerostar07 15y ago
Pragmatically speaking, maybe YC could come up with a statement threatening to move businesses outside the US to circumvent some of the provisions of the law. Shutting down HN - i doubt any congressman is in here to notice. In any case i could use a daily detoxification, so yes.
p.s. Pyrrhic is not the right word, maybe futile
- Samuel_Michon 15y agoThe expression "Pyrrhic victory" is also used to describe a triumph of little consequence. I'd say the way GP used it is correct. If you unroot a tree in a forest with your bare hands, but there's no one around to see it, will you get applause? Edit: Blah, I couldn't find any sources to back up my earlier statement. It's just how I've often used the phrase. My bad, I stand corrected.
- mgkimsal 15y agoHere's a source to back up your "little consequence" use of pyrrhic... http://gyazo.com/7ac0551554255bd91bac6600ad9b9647 http://gyazo.com/7ac0551554255bd91bac6600ad9b9647
- JshWright 15y agoWikipedia summarizes it well: A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/) is a victory with such a devastating cost to the victor that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately cause defeat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory
- andyakb 15y agothe point isnt, necessarily, to block sites the congressmen use; the point is to get enough people angry so that they call their respective congressman
- rmc 15y agothreatening to move businesses outside the US This should be investigated more by tech companies. Perhaps US policymakers will sit up and listen then