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GhiliaWeldon Why Aren’t American Teenagers Working Anymore?

Teenager here! First of all like many have pointed out there are a lot of older people with more experience filling up these traditional "teen" jobs, so people my age can't get any. Second of all I've been experimenting with investing in cryptocurrencies and I've been doing pretty well so I think I'll focus on that this summer. Besides, I'm pretty sure Investing experience looks more appealing than working at McDonald's for a summer on a resume.

GhiliaWeldon Uber must turn over information about its acquisition of Otto to Waymo

I think you got the roles mixed up... Google is the megacorp in this and Uber is scrappy startup.

GhiliaWeldon Warren Buffett’s Best Investment

I know it's called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but isn't it Melinda that runs and manages everything? I'm pretty sure Bill just donates to the foundation. I could be wrong tho.

GhiliaWeldon Ask HN: What would it take to convince a tech cofounder to join your startup?

If the business co-founder were to have an MVP built and a little traction but no funding, would you guys join?