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Wouldn't that money be better spent going to a charity or a startup?

• krapp 12y ago
  Probably. As an investment, I don't think the domain has much value for them since Hacker News isn't their brand, it's just the name of the forum. But I don't think getting the money would be an issue - though I guess a lot depends on how much the domain is actually worth, and whether they planned to do something crazy like add paid accounts to take advantage of the higher visibility.
• VLM 12y ago
  There the unfounded assumption that the old domain owner will spend the vast stacks of cash on the proverbial "blackjack and hookers" and waste all the rest, instead of spending it on charity and startups.
  • jonny_eh 12y ago
    Spending money on "blackjack and hookers" is a better spending of money than a domain name. It would be more fun at least.
    • VLM 12y ago
      Eh, who here wouldn't trade that away to post on hacker news...