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I am the only who is thinking that we most be near the end of a cycle when the business ideas become more and more blantly illegal? I mean: Backpack - tax evasi

by chvid 12y ago

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mind_heist 12y ago
Well, I guess thats a pretty harsh take on unwind.me Has there been any reports of such things happening ..? using unwind me .. You could make a similar statement about AirBnb too.
- chvid 12y ago
  I have no idea wrt. the concrete company. I was making a general / humorous comment. But don't be naive about the message industry - in the big tabloid newspapers which are by numbers the biggest newspapers - the section with message advertisement is huge. It takes a big industry with plenty of money to buy those ads. While you can probably get a kosher message at some of the places - sleeze is what creates the money. For an electronic version of these tabloid ads to be profitable and have airbnb-style growth they would have to tap into that market regardless of them starting off with a more polished front.
joshmlewis 12y ago
You named two out of the dozens of companies funded as your examples. Of the two you named you are assuming unwind.me is a cover for sexual services. Have any proof of this? No, you don't. It's quite disrespectful to people in that profession to assume doing their job will turn into offering sexual services. Come on. And what about tax evasion? You still pay taxes on the items that are bought. The point is getting access to items not normally available in other countries for international shipping. Again, any proof of tax evasion? I don't think so. Take your negative comments to Reddit or 4chan where you can mindlessly share mindless opinions with no merit. This isn't the place for that. If you want to have a productive discussion, offer some proof to back up your wild claims.
- chvid 12y ago
  Are you sure you are not the one who is negative?

by chvid 12y ago

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mind_heist 12y ago

Well, I guess thats a pretty harsh take on unwind.me Has there been any reports of such things happening ..? using unwind me .. You could make a similar statement about AirBnb too.

chvid 12y ago
I have no idea wrt. the concrete company. I was making a general / humorous comment. But don't be naive about the message industry - in the big tabloid newspapers which are by numbers the biggest newspapers - the section with message advertisement is huge. It takes a big industry with plenty of money to buy those ads. While you can probably get a kosher message at some of the places - sleeze is what creates the money. For an electronic version of these tabloid ads to be profitable and have airbnb-style growth they would have to tap into that market regardless of them starting off with a more polished front.

joshmlewis 12y ago

You named two out of the dozens of companies funded as your examples. Of the two you named you are assuming unwind.me is a cover for sexual services. Have any proof of this? No, you don't. It's quite disrespectful to people in that profession to assume doing their job will turn into offering sexual services. Come on. And what about tax evasion? You still pay taxes on the items that are bought. The point is getting access to items not normally available in other countries for international shipping. Again, any proof of tax evasion? I don't think so. Take your negative comments to Reddit or 4chan where you can mindlessly share mindless opinions with no merit. This isn't the place for that. If you want to have a productive discussion, offer some proof to back up your wild claims.

chvid 12y ago
Are you sure you are not the one who is negative?