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at140

(6,286 posts) Tue Jun 16, 2026, 05:00 PM Tuesday

6 Biggest companies in the world

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6 Biggest companies in the world (Original Post) at140 Tuesday OP

How stupid do you have to be edhopper Tuesday #1

But those stupid people (as you call them) at140 14 hrs ago #2

Only the ones that bought the IPO edhopper 3 hrs ago #3

edhopper

(37,667 posts)

1. How stupid do you have to be

Reply to at140 (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 05:56 PM

Tuesday

to invest in a company that losses money every year. Never was in the black, and has no concrete plans to earn a profit. Man on Mars and junk AI fantasies are not concrete plans.

at140

(6,286 posts)

2. But those stupid people (as you call them)

Reply to edhopper (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:42 PM

14 hrs ago

are making big profits while you and me are not.

edhopper

(37,667 posts)

3. Only the ones that bought the IPO

Reply to at140 (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:02 AM

3 hrs ago

and then sold. The ones holding on to their Space X (and Tesla) stocks have paper profits that will go poof like the mortgage backed bonds did in 2008.

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