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And the YC board looked at this and funded it. That's unbelievable, isn't it?

>>itsokt+(OP)
Not unbelievable at all. I've pointed this out before, and I'll probably have cause to do so again, but Y Combinator has twice funded companies whose entire business model is smuggling:

https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/13/backpack-connects-you-with...

https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/shypmate-pays-travelers-to...

>>terafl+Cf
They also funded a second life knock off that claims it will become the meta verse: https://www.playdreamworld.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3fZMkE69s

>>terafl+Cf
> whose entire business model is smuggling

That's interesting. I never thought of it that way. Solutions to the "Amazon doesn't deliver here" problem are quite popular in Ghana. Asking someone returning to get you something is quite common. I have friends who've created businesses around this.