[dmafreezone]

Isn’t it obvious? Look around. Hackers have been stamped out even on hacker news. Now it’s all FAANG lifers and MBA or VC types trying their hand at grifting. Nothing good comes of that. Whoever is making the next thing “for real” just gets acquired and shut down.

Moreover, get out of your echo chamber and you’ll see that for a majority of humanity Google is the internet. You have to supplant the utility, not just the brand. Most businesses cannot handle the latter let alone the former. If you want something to replace Google, you have to think about replacing the internet itself. But not many are that bold.

[lazystar]

> Whoever is making the next thing “for real” just gets acquired and shut down.

why do you think amazon's trying to lay people off? they want them to create new startups that they can acquire.