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wat10000today at 2:38 PM0 repliesview on HN

“Innocent until proven guilty” is for the courts. It doesn’t apply elsewhere.

If somebody comes up to you on the street and claims to be the wallet inspector, should I cry “guilty until proven innocent!” when you refuse to hand yours over?

These rules ensure some stability before a company gets included in an index. That’s all. No company has a right to be included just because of their valuation at some moment.