That's like saying my 1980s casio calculator watch and an apple watch are the same. they're not the same.

walt_grata 30 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I love how some people think the scale of a problem doesnt matter. Like yeah we has data brokerw 50 years ago, way less of them and the scope they could collect data about was significantly more limited. That matters a lot

	▲	dataflow 18 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		"A difference in degree becomes a difference in kind" seems to escape too many people when it comes to negative social impact, especially those making money in the scaling business.
	▲	buellerbueller 21 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Most of YC and VC (and the internet) is built on the math of network effects, but you are correct, so many people here don't think scale differentiates things. It might not always be a distinction with a difference, but in some cases, it clearly is. That's why we have the whole darn concept of network effects lol.

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TeMPOraL 28 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Indeed. The Casio calculator watch was a reliable, ergonomic watch, with a reliable, ergonomic (for its size) calculator.