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title: "2 Dilemma Quotes By Matt Mullenweg"
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> [With Akismet, there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/with-akismet-there-was-an-interesting-dilemma-is-it-for-the-good-of/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

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> [With Akismet there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective? It seemed more people would be helped by blocking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/with-akismet-there-was-an-interesting-dilemma-is-it-for-the-good-of-2/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

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## Other authors on Dilemma

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## More by Matt Mullenweg

> [It turns out that social networks drive a heck of a lot of traffic to blogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/it-turns-out-that-social-networks-drive-a-heck-of-a-lot-of-traffic-to/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/i-am-an-optimist-and-i-believe-that-people-are-inherently-good-and/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/akismet-started-on-a-70-dollar-a-month-server-anyone-can-scrape/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [You can learn practically anything you want in the world online.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/you-can-learn-practically-anything-you-want-in-the-world-online/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [I think that all services will have downtime. No matter how much you prepare, have redundant systems, or audit, there will periodically be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/i-think-that-all-services-will-have-downtime-no-matter-how-much-you/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [Technology is best when it brings people together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/technology-is-best-when-it-brings-people-together/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [Usage is like oxygen for ideas. That means every moment you're working on something without it being in the public it's actually dying, deprived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/usage-is-like-oxygen-for-ideas-that-means-every-moment-you-re-working/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [No matter what I do, I always come home to my blog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/no-matter-what-i-do-i-always-come-home-to-my-blog/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [One of the things I've been working on for the past few months is a radical simplification of the interface.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/one-of-the-things-i-ve-been-working-on-for-the-past-few-months-is-a/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [Captcha is the bane of the Internet. I can't figure them out myself half the time!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/captcha-is-the-bane-of-the-internet-i-can-t-figure-them-out-myself/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [I'm an investor in MakerBot, which is a good example of the 'thingiverse'. The idea of applying collaboration and rapid iteration to things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/i-m-an-investor-in-makerbot-which-is-a-good-example-of-the/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [Simperium seems like a genuine utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service. And Simplenote, as a product, I love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/simperium-seems-like-a-genuine-utility-for-our-own-apps-and-for-other/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [I don't care what hours you work. I don't care if you sleep late or if you pick a child up from school in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/i-don-t-care-what-hours-you-work-i-don-t-care-if-you-sleep-late-or-if/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [It's good to be in a role when you can learn something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/it-s-good-to-be-in-a-role-when-you-can-learn-something-new/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

> [The rise of broadband and growing ubiquity of Internet access excites me the most. The world changes a lot when, no matter where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mullenweg/the-rise-of-broadband-and-growing-ubiquity-of-internet-access-excites/)

[Matt Mullenweg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mullenweg/)

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