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I am always nervous about acquisition. Only time will tell if this is going to be good or bad.

Based on prior experience: almost certainly bad.

Which experience specific to Stripe is that?

Every single product company acquisition, ever.

It's not specific to stripe, it's acquisitions in general. It's consolidation. It's a move towards monopoly. It's a step away from a competitive market. Even the most hardened capitalist cannot claim with a straight face that this is a good thing.

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