While I hate to say you may be right, there will be a huge fuss kicked up regardless. I do not care which political party this had been, it screams partisanship down the necks of startup CEOs. It is not okay to get involved in politics. Unless, of course, laws prevent a free market, in which case there would already be people kicking up a fuss.
Sam Altman, you need not pay close attention because you'd need to be blind to miss the impending shitstorm on social media. I hope you remembered to bring lube.
> Unless, of course, laws prevent a free market, in which case there would already be people kicking up a fuss.
It's funny you say that because it was the Democrats who clung on to SOPA even after all the public outcry [1] (which was spearheaded by the tech/startup community).
That, combined with all the NSA mayhem and drone strikes, makes me wonder what the heck they were thinking.
I love the free market ideal, but the reality is that the gov't will fuck up your business.
Since the DNC holds political sway, and is the most likely to pass a law or start proceedings against your business it's best to make friends with them.
It's like police in Mexico, the smart people pay off the first cop they see before they end up having to pay off the entire precinct.
The reality is that the way companies like Uber and AirBNB will thrive is by paying off the DNC so that suddenly city council is restricting opportunities to minorities (by not letting them sublet / drive cabs) rather than a AirBNB / Uber restricting opportunities for minorities by under cutting cabs / hotels.
Sam Altman, you need not pay close attention because you'd need to be blind to miss the impending shitstorm on social media. I hope you remembered to bring lube.