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  • breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    He could’ve just shut it down at any time. I doubt he planned the destruction of his reputation. He’s gone from tech boy wonder to being widely loathed. It’s hurt his other companies as well but, more personally, it’s so obvious from his posts that he’s desperate to be loved and revered.

    He just really sucks. Being surrounded by people who never criticize or challenge him unshockingly doesn’t improve things either.

    • Chthonic@slrpnk.net
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      8 months ago

      My understanding is that the SEC would have fucked him if he just shut it down, because it would indicate that he never intended to buy it in the first place and instead was just trying to manipulate the stock market (which is definitely what he was doing).