> "I think that certainly...TechCrunch 50 is a great venue for young companies," Shipley said by phone from Madrid, Spain. "But to put it up against Demo means those companies are now going to be competing for attention, and I just don't see how that's good for entrepreneurs."

Actually it gives entrepreneurs value by letting them choose between spending $0 for, say, half the attention formerly held at Demo, or by paying Demo's fees for half the attention formerly held at Demo.

Sounds great for entrepreneurs, terrible for Demo. ;-)

> Still, she suggested Arrington's assertion that Demo needs to die is unfortunate.

> "I'm not certain why it must die," Shipley said. "I think that there is a lot of room in the market for products and services that support entrepreneurs. And I don't see how it's a benefit to (the entrepreneurial ecosystem) to kill off a platform that's all about supporting entrepreneurs."

Hey, that's exactly the opposite of her previous argument! What is the word for when a hypocrite hypocritically uses different standards for different people in similar situations, in a hypocritical manner? Oh, yes: hypocrisy.