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mattmanser on April 10, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions

Honest question, why sinister? What has happened?

Another poster is claiming the unregulated Amsterdam market has been taken over by organised crime. That actually sounds sinister.

argumentum on April 10, 2013 [–]

It's sinister because it pretends to be altruistic while simultaneously serving the interest of a small faction.

drakeandrews on April 11, 2013 | [–]

Isn't it sinister because it's serving organised crime? Would you feel it similarly sinister if the market had been cornered by a startup (or three) with some silly name and a pile of VC debt?

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