Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but filed to go public anyway::Reddit, the message board site known for its chronically online userbase and for originating much internet discourse, filed for its long-anticipated initial public offering on Thursday.

  • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Because the stock market is a scam and whoever is valuing these companies so high is clearly in on it. Any company that has no profit is should be worth nothing in an IPO.

    Edit: strikethrough, to be more clearly an opinion.

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      11 months ago

      Any company that has no profit is worth nothing in an IPO.

      I envy people with the bravery to speak passionately about something they don’t understand at all.

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        11 months ago

        Subjective. To whom? That’s the big question. When valuing a company, logically you look at the books. If the books say they cannot survive without continuous investment, they’re not a good financial investment.

        You cannot measure the value of Reddit having a lot of users who could, in theory, leave at any moment. It’s not something that can have a value. Therefore it’s made up.