We&#x27;re mostly saying the same thing. There is too much money flowing into startups, causing them to spend it less efficiently than they should. Part of that spend is in buying ads (increasing demand), and being willing to pay higher prices than they would if they had to be a little tighter with their capital.<p>But anyways, all I was trying to explain was why I think there is a lot of negativity towards ads here- because HN&#x27;ers are sick of being outspent on ads, and they&#x27;re being outspent in a (perceived) unfair way.