They chose to make an investment, knowing full well the terms of the deal. It went south. A bunch of rich people, who remain rich, lost some money.

So what? They tried something and failed, and didn’t go down with the ship? Being able to survive a failure rather than being permanently ruined is good for business. Trying should be worth the risk of failing.

Softbank and the other investors who are losing hundreds of millions of dollars are being rewarded for their failures?

Why? That’s the deal he made and others accepted.

What specifically do you disagree with?

Yes.

Global life expectancy is way way wayyyy up.

Create a product or service that no one wants, operates at a loss, is worse than a competitor, is a bad product market fit, etc.

People are well aware of the dangers of smoking, drinking, and overeating, and yet they are free to choose to do so.

Daddy’s money is a viable capitalistic force. Daddy’s money will run out.

And yet Splinter is now ceasing to exist.

If you ruin profitable businesses, you will not be rewarded.

Why not?

Cheers Pinky.

You’re an asshole! You hide it under “being honest,” which is just asshole speak for “I say what I want and you can suck it.”

Politics are a competitive marketplace with clear rules. Trump won per the rules, beating out many others. Will he win again? Who knows.

No product or service providers “give a fuck about you.”

I’ll give you this Max - had it not been for you & those like you Splinter & its comments might have been another dull echo chamber.

LOLZ

It does indeed.