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m1n7 | 1 year ago | on: Startup Mortality Rates

a 0x return would be them getting back what they invested, right? (otherwise pretend i said 1-2x)

everything above that is a pointless perversion when capitalism is killing our planet and the majority population has to suffer, just because someone somewhere wanted bigger numbers...

m1n7 | 1 year ago | on: Startup Mortality Rates 

  - 25% of investments make zero return (i.e. 100% write offs)
  - 25% produce a return greater than zero but less than 1x (i.e. are losses)
  - 25% produce a return between 1x-3x
  - 15% produce a return between 3x-10x
  - 10% produce a return of 10x or greater

  If you bucket the first two as "zeros" or near zeros, the third one as "something you wish you hadn't invested in" and the last two as good investments, you get to roughly the same 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 that I like to use.
so breaking even is bad all of a sudden... and who needs a return greater than 0-1x when everyone's getting paid and you have a little on the side for emergencies?

m1n7 | 1 year ago | on: Aeon: OpenSUSE for Lazy Developers

i think it's possible to have both. we just haven't decided how to implement these improvements, that's why we see so many different immutable/snapshot/… distros with lacking ux — for now

m1n7 | 1 year ago | on: Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads

are you implying that consuming media whilst blocking ads is stealing or do i just not get the sarcasm here. genuinely can't tell.

you're right about the second part i guess. not everything is intended for a public audience (like some cringe video clip with friends from a few years ago). with everything else (cinema, music etc.) i'd argue that my need for entertainment is more important than making sure some billionaires make 20 bucks on my purchase, especially if i can't afford it.

personally, i pirate everything and pay for stuff made by independent creators (foss devs, indie artists etc.) that i really like. perfectly moral

m1n7 | 1 year ago | on: Local First, Forever

In a perfect world it would respect the user's motion preference (maybe it does?)

m1n7 | 1 year ago | on: On the trail of my identity thief

nah you only need to do it once for subscriptions, but you can revoke access.

with other purchases it depends on the site. some ask you every time and others don't. i'd assume charges in the same range don't have to be approved again, but idk how it works exactly

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