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I think there's a big lesson about not investing your time and effort in anything controlled by venture capital.
by stevage 2y ago
I think there's a big lesson about not investing your time and effort in anything controlled by venture capital.
- 0xcde4c3db 2y agoThe big problem with this is that quite a few things that start out principled and radical wind up controlled by (venture) capital retroactively through mergers and acquisitions. For instance, Napster still actually exists as a minor corporate brand and product line. You can literally subscribe to Napster today if you have $11 kicking around.
- red_admiral 2y agoIf you're an admin of something like a game wiki, then whether it's currently controlled by VC or not, think about how you could back up, export and migrate the data.
- stevage 2y agoYeah, but exporting data is only solving part of the problem. You can't export community, or reputation, or incoming links etc etc.
- account42 2y agoYes and the solution is the same as with email or your blog: own the domain. Domains are cheap enough that almost anyone should be able to afford one for their hobby. If the host doesn't let you bring your own domain, find a better one or self-host.