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Not to put words in Paul's mouth, but I believe his statement was:

1. It's relatively rare to get an angry mob

2. It's even more rare for that angry mob to target YC companies because YC companies are a small % of total companies

3. Therefore this situation is not common enough to optimize for

None of your points rule out my first implication, and I don't believe the logic for your second point was part of Paul's statement. Despite YC companies being a small part of the world economy (or whatever), they are disproportionately mentioned on HN for obvious reasons.

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