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    1. Nick Farr, CPA‏ @Nickf4rr 10 Nov 2015

      Nick Farr, CPA Retweeted Paul Graham

      Any industry that still has profits has potential energy that could be released by sharing proprietary information.https://twitter.com/paulg/status/663456748494127104 …

      Nick Farr, CPA added,

      Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
      Any industry that still has unions has potential energy that could be released by startups.
      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
    2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @Nickf4rr

      @Nickf4rr Did you even read the other two tweets after that one?

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Nick Farr, CPA‏ @Nickf4rr 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @paulg

      @paulg And I'm a fan! The few startups I'm a "customer" of are all YC alums. But Detroit and FedGov aren't going to be disrupted by apps.

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @Nickf4rr

      @Nickf4rr Competition doesn't have to be direct to benefit. Uber competes with car cos for example. Teleconferencing with airlines. Etc.

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Nick Farr, CPA‏ @Nickf4rr 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @paulg

      @paulg Why aren't there YC tire, brake, engine and other hard, material engineering startups instead of more Twitter, Uber & Amazon clones?

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    6. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @Nickf4rr

      @Nickf4rr There are YC startups working on quantum computing and nuclear fusion. You don't know them because you're not their customer.

      2 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
    7. Nick Farr, CPA‏ @Nickf4rr 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @paulg

      @paulg Also, why can't I be their customer? Isn't that the same fallacy of the 1950s IBM saying only institutions needed computers?

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2015
      Replying to @Nickf4rr

      @Nickf4rr Only institutions can *afford* quantum computers.

      10:26 PM - 10 Nov 2015
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        1. Nick Farr, CPA‏ @Nickf4rr 10 Nov 2015
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg That was also true about computers in the 50s-60s. Is the long money in quantum computers only for...unionized customers?

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        2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 10 Nov 2015
          Replying to @Nickf4rr

          @Nickf4rr For quantum computers, it is the 1930s. Maybe one day you'll have one, but you are not their customer now.

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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        1. Nick Farr, CPA‏ @Nickf4rr 10 Nov 2015
          Replying to @paulg

          @paulg (FYI, unions still thrive in universities, governments and other research institutions.)

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