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When founders face impossible choices between values and viability

My co-founder and I built our startup to democratize information but now we're facing pressure from investors to implement engagement algorithms that we know will prioritize outrage over accuracy and we're paralyzed between our mission and our survival.

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The very success needed to achieve democratic goals requires compromising the democratic principles that inspired the work.

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