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[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 74 points 3 days ago (9 children)

I genuinely just don't understand what's going on in the tech sector anymore

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 days ago (5 children)

VC funding is basically gambling, trying to find the next billion dollar company. So they throw money at anything that has any semblance of traction to get in early and cash out when the time comes.

[–] xenoclast@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gambling with OTHER PEOPLE'S money.

You win, you take a cut. You lose. Someone else suffers.

These people destroy everything for greed.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

how did they get access to other people's money?

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Probably by being attractive

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