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		xrd on Nov 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zillow, Prophet, time series, and prices It's normal to assert that open source generates millions or even billions of dollars that isn't captured. In this case, it seems like an open source project destroyed billions of dollars. That's a new idea for me.

TheCoelacanth on Nov 9, 2021 | [–]

The library didn't destroy any value.

The morons who thought that they would be able to gain a competitive advantage in a highly competitive market just by applying a publicly-available library did.

vintermann on Nov 9, 2021 | [–]

Well, it made money for someone, just not the ones who used the product.

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