I was literally talking to the CEO of Substack last night about how startups attract haters as an automatic almost physics-like consequence of growth, and wondering how long it would take before they did.
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To reframe a bit—startups that become successful become powerful, and power should always be subject to scrutiny and skepticism.
That's true. And it's what the haters generally say their motive is. But in most cases both their tactics and their incentives suggest otherwise.
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When people are broke as shit and waiting in food pantry lines and see other people stacking paper, they’re bound to get angry bro. It’s not rocket science.
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Honestly think if we had a huge, successful middle class, nobody would care about billionaires. People are broken morally and financially.
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There's a more general "hate of success" in humans. Celebrities also feel that in social media.
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