Unpopular opinion: The biggest "tech" breakthroughs in recent years have been nothing more than clever hacks to get around onerous regulation. Eg: Bitcoin, Uber, Airbnb. https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1253020113198088200
Older examples: Skype/VoIP to bypass FCC, Amazon avoidance of sales tax, Facebook and Section 230, p2p lending.
UNPOPULAR OPINION #2: Theranos wasn't a scam, it was simply ahead of its time. If it was around today, Theranos would have defied FDA regs and started shipping home serology tests for COVID-19 https://twitter.com/Corporate_Hack/status/1253126406713769984
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