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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The real test of win/lose is if they are able to turn a profit

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd be surprised if they could. They're copying Elon, after all.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So the next move will be to rename the site to a single letter of the alphabet.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They haven't in 10 years, I wouldn't hold my breath.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The FED & BCE jack's the cost of borrowing money, so once a "I just borrow more it's basically free" now it's "those dollars gotta bring money in or we're bust".

Interesting times for Reddit...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, short term. Spez is looking to sell, he doesn't care how it looks after the sale goes through.

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 3 points 1 year ago

Agree, he is straight up destroying the site for the IPO and will bail the second he can cash out