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Flock is funded and supported by YC. Not sure how YC sees this.
by scottydelta 1y ago
Flock is funded and supported by YC.
Not sure how YC sees this.
- badgersnake 1y agoIf it brings in ARR it makes an exit more likely and that makes them happy. They're "investors, not bosses" - https://www.ycombinator.com/principles/ https://www.ycombinator.com/principles/
- reaperducer 1y agoThey're investors, not bosses Being an investor is not an excuse. It makes you amoral, too. "I didn't build the bomb, I just funded the company that built it."
- Refreeze5224 1y agoThat's the beauty of capitalism, its very foundation allows you to act immorally or amorally, and pretend that it's ok because of "the market", "invisible hands", "revealed preferences", etc. If it's immoral but done in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value, it's magically allowed.
- orthecreedence 1y ago> done in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value, it's magically allowed. Not even allowed, sometimes legally required ("fiduciary duty").
- red-iron-pine 1y agowhy do you think YC have any more morals than Ring? or Palantir?
- buellerbueller 1y agoThis is YC. In case you haven't noticed, the surveillance state is 100% YC adjacent.