Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by finfrastrcuture 1183 days ago
Fact. But you left out the part where it turns out they've been right about their exposes.

Its like with Private Equity. A part of me hates the concept and much of what's out there, but when done correctly it brings efficiency to the market.

Basically, short-sellers, PE, etc. are all just more ways of monetizing investigative journalism. They're like a 'virus' for capitalism, forcing good behavior and punishing the bad.