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> Also requiring a .edu email is a good start.

Not really, unless the intent is to discriminate against immigrants to the US / people outside the US / people who went straight into a career from high school.



I did go to college, but that was a decade ago, and I no longer have an edu address.


It looks like the service is targeted at students (US based) and academic researchers. If this is the case, the the email filter makes sense... especially for a launch. It’s not perfect, but a good start.

Why assume nefarious motivations?


Not necessarily nefarious, just myopic.




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