Beyond the surface level there is a didcussion to be had on the marketplace business model of cornering the arbitration of producer-consumer interation.
This man amplified both his production and consumption to capture arbitration kickbacks. Is that an exploit? Of course it is. On the other hand Spotify amplifies its mediation position from audience capture bootstrapped through grey zone practices. Was that an exploit?
Beyond the surface level there is a didcussion to be had on the marketplace business model of cornering the arbitration of producer-consumer interation.
This man amplified both his production and consumption to capture arbitration kickbacks. Is that an exploit? Of course it is. On the other hand Spotify amplifies its mediation position from audience capture bootstrapped through grey zone practices. Was that an exploit?
Discussion (63 points, 13 days ago, 62 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41756327
Lesson. Quit at 2 million.
Greed is stupid.
His mistake was being in the same legal jurisdiction.