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I liked that calculation. I was inwardly cheering while reading it. Quantitative ethics FTW.

• jessriedel 14y ago
  You had to be suspicious of this calculation, though, right? It certainly aligns nicely with Padmapper's financial interests.
  • ericd 14y ago
    It actually doesn't align, though. I'm not going to go into detail, but my expected finances are probably higher without doing this. That was an argument against doing this.
    • jessriedel 14y ago
      Color me skeptical. Padmapper is a for profit business, and Craiglist ads make up a huge fraction of all online housing listings. In the absence of any explanation at all, I hope it's understandable why I wouldn't just take your word on it. In any case, I agree with others that you don't need to bring these kind of justifications to bear. Craigslist has no right (either legally or morally) to facts about rental locations.
      • iamwil 14y ago
        As someone that knows Eric personally, I can confirm that he'll make less money by showing craigslist listings. However, I'll leave the details up to him, though I understand why without them, you're skeptical.
        • ericd 14y ago
          Thanks Wil!
      • ericd 14y ago
        PadMapper is actually a pretty unusual "business" since I'm the only person who works on it full time and it grew out of a hobby project, and still isn't really run like a business. But yeah, that's generally a reasonable assumption. I don't have to, but I thought it'd help to explain my reasoning to people.
  • stcredzero 14y ago
    Should we be suspicious or admiring?