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Wow, I feel like a total asshat. I did this years ago and called it GroupBuy.

The idea came to me when I was gathering money for a batch of shrooms my friends and I were buying.

Its good for buying large quantities of drugs with friends.

Idea #2 for me that I slept on.

Fuck me.



I agree with you, the tone of the article made it sound like the founders (and the VCs that funded them) cured cancer, solved world hunger, and eradicated all disease and unhappiness.

When in reality, they just found a way to take a cut of transactions. Just like every other financial institution. Innovation indeed.




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