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    1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2020

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      It just makes economic inequality more persistent if, while rich kids are being taught the recipe for wealth, https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1109897564973871106 … you tell poor kids it's impossible to become rich except by being a crook: https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1220481483002937344 …

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    2. tommy‏ @tommyrva 27 Jan 2020
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      I actually learned that building a monopoly is the only way to make a billion dollars from YChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fx5Q8xGU8k …

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    3. tommy‏ @tommyrva 27 Jan 2020
      Replying to @tommyrva @paulg

      I don't think y'all disagree on the facts as much as the framing and conclusions - is that right?

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 27 Jan 2020
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      I think Peter Thiel overstates that point. It's true that a monopoly guarantees few viable competitors, but you can also achieve this by being way better than your competitors. That's how the Collison brothers became billionaires.

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        1. tommy‏ @tommyrva 27 Jan 2020
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          Stripe is the company that comes to mind for me as well. I think it's possible they've built a functional monopoly in financial services for startups but we'll see how that plays out over the next 2-3 years. (fwiw I also do not think short term monopolies are bad)

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        1. Matthew Riddett‏ @lazyninjacat 27 Jan 2020
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          I think the Collison brothers (and indeed many other YC types) might be more the exception rather than the rule on this one...

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        1. Wilfong‏ @wilfong888 27 Jan 2020
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          I think that is the exception. I’ve worked in the hedge fund biz for over 20 years and I think most all the top funds trade inside info. Steve Cohen?? Oh man. They all did. There is not one HF billionaire who became a billionaire by simply “being way better”.

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