[agentofoblivion]

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[dubcanada]

I'm sorry but what? I think they are getting downvoted because they somehow turned a story of a guys venture into the business world into politics.

[public_defender]

Maybe I'm an optimist, but I'd like to think the downvotes are because the user showed in the space of a haiku that they understand neither capitalism nor communism.

[gumballindie]

Au contraire. Corporate communism is very much alive and kicking. Capital is clogged. The only way to make it move is to allow small to medium sized true capital makers and movers to thrive. Corporations are the new communist apparatus. Roles have been reversed.

[swayvil]

Putting the wolves in charge of the ranch is a philosophy with profound inherent flaws, you must agree.

[xwdv]

Back in the day of low hanging fruits, stories like this were very common on HN. I think it’s harder for software developers to attain this kind of success today, and as a result they have developed an allergy to capitalism.

[gumballindie]

Well of course it’s hard since they made all their software available for free to corporate communes. Instead they should charge anyone earning > idk 1 million in revenue a fee. I know these freeloaders (amazons, microsofts, and apples) expect our hard earned money and code for free but i think it would be fair to make them start paying.

Then you’d get more indie software developer success stories.

[Capricorn2481]

You mean that fake syndrome that's not real?