• Neuromancer@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    and twitter wasn’t worth 44 billion dollars. They also were not profitable.

    Reddit is not worth 5 billion dollars. A few years ago they claimed 10 billion.

    People need to stop assigning such high valuations as this is what creates billionaires when the value isn’t there.

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      9 months ago

      It’s hard to tell how much a platform is worth, arguably the value of Twitter was 44B, since someone was willing to pay that.

      The good news is, if you’re really certain that Reddit is overvalued, you’ll soon be able to short it and get rich if you end up being right!

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        9 months ago

        I don’t short stocks. I invest in companies I believe in and that provide value. That’s why I won’t invest in Reddit. I don’t believe in the company or the people running it. I have a few odd ball stocks like Google that I don’t believe in but overall they treat their employees well and they have a plan for success. I’m a big fan of their 5% policy. I just overall don’t like their model.

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          9 months ago

          I think it’s reasonable to not short stocks. I just find it a bit weird to see people confidently proclaim that a company is overvalued, but than not shorting the stock, which would be the rational thing to do.

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            9 months ago

            It’s gambling and not investing. If I thought it was valued properly, I’d invest in the company. I don’t as such I won’t invest in the company.

            I don’t gamble with my money. I invest in companies long term