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>>ptrtho+(OP)
very nice, how much?

>>Softwa+Hy
Launch HNs and job ads are 2 of the 3 things that HN gives back to YC in exchange for funding it (the third one is orange usernames for YC alums). This is explained in the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#yc. I've also posted about it many times, as you can see from links like https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que....

>>dang+8J
> HN gives back to YC in exchange for funding it...

I'd not mind if news.yc is spun off as a non profit, relying on funds from the community it serves (only if that was a given...)