> YC isn't taxing you

It's a different kind of tax. The VC model is to get you addicted to a service and then jack up prices as soon as they've squeezed out other competition. You can't opt out of that game when AirBnBs take over your town.

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avaer 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

That's fair and accurate, there's a lot broken with the system. But I wouldn't place the blame at the feet of YC, it would be just as bad without them.

	▲	arionhardison 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> blame at the feet of YC, it would be just as bad without them. I disagree, I think YC is fully to blame here as are the other grifters of the current administration.

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mcmcmc 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The problem is predatory pricing is hard to prove, and the FTC is impotent or complicit, depending on the administration