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		djbusby on June 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Now on the menu at Toast: A new 99 cent fee Another corporate overlord rent-seeking. Use VC money to make product, use VC money to allow to sell product cheap. Gain clients. Product is "sticky". Seek rents.

nicbou on June 24, 2023 [–]

It's crazy how much of the VC-funded economy is about taking over a vital road then instilling a toll.

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