Comment by kibwen Comment by kibwen 7 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News There's a good reason that "rent-seeking" is one of the biggest insults you can hurl at a business model.
Copy Link robertlagrant 7 hours ago Collapse Comment - Yes, because it's trying to make your business as legally necessary as a tax. It's to do with regulation, not renting things. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link kibwen 7 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - No, it's to do with being a useless middleman who extracts wealth without serving any productive economic purpose. Regulation isn't required in the slightest. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link kibwen 7 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - No, it's to do with being a useless middleman who extracts wealth without serving any productive economic purpose. Regulation isn't required in the slightest. Reply View | 0 replies
Yes, because it's trying to make your business as legally necessary as a tax. It's to do with regulation, not renting things.