This is reads as if that is negative an unusual. One might think supporting copycats is bad but obviously a company cannot simply be copied and is more than just its product. While a product might be, you can still outclass your competitors with better engineering, or sourcing of materials or marketing.
You wonder if this is a telling story about YC or just one about the startup space in general.
Possible outcomes include:
1. There is little unique ideas going around. YC is truely and knowingly funding blatant copycats.
2. There is little unique ideas going around. Due to the large amount of duplicates, all accelerators invariably invest in mostly copycats.
3. There is unique ideas going around, they are just not popular with YC. This could have various reasons. I wonder what they might be
You wonder if this is a telling story about YC or just one about the startup space in general.
Possible outcomes include:
1. There is little unique ideas going around. YC is truely and knowingly funding blatant copycats.
2. There is little unique ideas going around. Due to the large amount of duplicates, all accelerators invariably invest in mostly copycats.
3. There is unique ideas going around, they are just not popular with YC. This could have various reasons. I wonder what they might be