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[–] luciole@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That article is behind a paywall :/

[–] lengsel@latte.isnot.coffee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Every and all apps can be faked if there's no code verification to register, plus mass signup detection. For example 1,000 email registrations from name@me2.info, those are all fake.

A puzzle captcha combined with receiving an alphanumeric code verification seems to have a very high percentage of only real humans registering, that is if the company is not built on a scam from the very conception to get free investment money.

[–] z3n0x@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wasn't Softbank also one of the biggest investors into the biggest ponzi scheme of the 21st century called WeWork?

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Softbank is behind almost everything for reason. They're the "I bet on all outcomes, so I can't lose" meme in real life.

[–] Zushii@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, can’t wait for all those unicorns to fold. It will be a great time for all companies that are doing 10-20% growth, as they will be getting all the money when investors start getting careful again

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

We live in capitalism. The rational choice within that is apparently to stop investing altogether, let everything crash and then flood everything with cheap money again.

Boom and bust is more better, if you're the one causing it and not some of the plebs actually trying to get something done or, the horror, put food on the table.

[–] furrowsofar@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)