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And accurate.

• prawn 14y ago
  Question was why was it being downvoted; being accurate wasn't one of those reasons. Easy to frame the original opinion without the snark, make the same point and avoid downvotes IMO.
  • batista 14y ago
    Yes, but snark was part of the point --just as "sneer" seems to be part of the point on a lot of comments I read about 37 Signals or "lifestyle businesses". I wanter to counter than a little. I find the very term "lifestyle businesses" condescending. They are bona fide businesses, nothing "lifestyle" about them. Not every business has to be on the stock market or cash-out for big bucks --or even make "billions" You know what's cooler than a billion dollars? Doing what you like, making a living and employing as many people you can, without turning into a money making monster where what exactly you're making is not as important as ever increasing your revenues and finding new cash-cows. Pivot, for me, is another word for "my goal is to make money, not to build something specific".
    • prawn 14y ago
      Not disagreeing with all that, just that you can counter the sneers without dropping down like them. And to be honest, I was really only here to respond to the initial question about downvotes! I don't really care about the labels - if you're making money and happy, who cares!
    • pcopley 14y ago
      You know what's cooler than a billion dollars? A TRILLION DOLLARS. In all seriousness though, I 100% agree with you, especially on companies that pivot to something lightyears away from their original purpose. Chasing money isn't always a bad thing, but it is when it's the only thing.