[mcphage]

> The idea is that a culture of total dedication that looks almost crazy from the outside is required to make a startup succeed. In exchange, "members" experience strong feelings of belonging.

So few startups out there deserve that kind of dedication from its members. If the result of its success is (a) the owners make a lot of money, and (b) another chat app exists within the world, neither of those are good enough goals to deserve that level of dedication.