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well, us, its users -- of which the business' people are included, obviously -- do.
Yes, but most people aren't nerds about the business model and assume SN takes a cut of all the action.
I mean, dont they? Territory rent
That's a totally different model that's agnostic as to how people use the site.
The presumption underlying the comment was that SN is a direct beneficiary of zaps and downzaps, when it's actually those of us receiving rewards who are the direct beneficiaries and SN is an indirect beneficiary.
Definitely an incentive, but SN is definitely not "the only one truly winning the Zap War revenue".
What he said
Tax incidence etc. economically speaking, doesn't matter who ultimately pays the rent. Value comes fr the zappers and posters
You saw the part of the comment claiming that Stacker News is the only beneficiary, right?
Tax incidence and etc. aside, economically speaking, there are clearly other beneficiaries.
I confess that I don't remember "only"... Got lost in the threads now so can't find it
Territory rent and SNs long term economic viability does ultimately depend upon sufficient revenue for territory owners...or charity...
Stacker News, the business, doesn’t take a cut of zaps or downzaps