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		nsxwolf on Oct 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why doesn't Stripe use Stripe Billing? "Use your own product" was too simple and direct.

Dylan16807 on Oct 13, 2022 [–]

"Using your/their own product" is six syllables. Dogfooding is half that.

In the version without "ing", that's 5 versus 2 syllables.

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