<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> I have a theory that since adding more engineers slows down a project, startups exist as a bitcoin-style proof-of-work / conspicuous-consumption engine to demonstrate wealth by having the largest possible number of people suffer for no gain</p>