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   by yc_yuck 6y ago

   It's somewhat reminiscent of Google's disingenuous "don't be evil" pledge, quietly discarded when it simply wasn't a believable slogan any more.
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   by yc_yuck 6y ago

   Very true. Unfortunately, too many people ignore this, or don't realize this, and instead lionize VCs like they're some class of better humans or something. Quite sickening, really.
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   by yc_yuck 6y ago

   Why? There's nothing special about YC, they're venture capitalists like any other. No surprise that they want to make shitloads of cash through whatever dubious, underhanded means they think they can get away with.