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by buboard 2403 days ago
"nobody" is a figure of speech of course. It's easy to settle the question with a poll: ask people worldwide if you 'd pay $40/year for FB. My bet would be it's < 5%
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NeedMoreTea 2403 days ago
Then the ultimate valuation of FB is 5%, or a little less, of current. That's perfectly fine. They would have found an appropriate level in the marketplace.
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buboard 2403 days ago
hmm the ultimate valuation is exactly the same, perhaps a bit higher because of the lowered negative press?
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NeedMoreTea 2403 days ago
Hmm, that would be ironic, FB ending up being worth more by suddenly getting some ethics. :)
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mistermann 2403 days ago
> "nobody" is a figure of speech of course.

Ok then, can you restate your prediction of the future without the use of figures of speech? Calling people delusional who disagree with an utterly vague warning seems a bit inappropriate.

> It's easy to settle the question with a poll: ask people worldwide if you 'd pay $40/year for FB. My bet would be it's < 5%

I like this much better, as it is no longer suggestive that certain approaches cannot be done for certain reasons, and instead only poses a perfectly valid question with an explicitly speculative bet about what the answer would be. Fantastic.

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