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> striving to make the world a better place.

Why do all start-ups say this? I don't think there are many companies publicly saying "We're going to go 'scorched earth' on everybody."



Because if they had the money to be honest about it they'd not be a start-up!


Striving to make the world a better place for us. Is what is implied.


It was a meme over a decade ago so prevalent that HBO's Silicon Valley did a joke about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso

Saying it in 2026 just makes it sound more insincere than usual.


Oracle, right?




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