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A comment on Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people expected. Parent comment

Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by unprepare on Friday September 16, 2016 @02:47PM (#12516321)
First of all, not sure I understand why you're being so hostile.

Next, why would a business failing to make a profit be immoral? What exactly is immoral about a business failing? If it is so obvious, maybe you can explain how it is immoral and exactly who is being immoral.

Next, it seems like you didn't understand what I meant when I said they failed to meet expectations. I meant the investors expectations.

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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by rrdharan on Friday September 16, 2016 @05:58PM (#12517658)
Nothing is immoral about failing to make a profit.

However I think you're mistaking harsh criticism of Twitter's execution and return on investment, for a moral criticism.

Just as it is "ok" for a business to fail, it should also be "ok" for people to criticize that failure, especially if they believe that critical mistakes were made by the leadership they entrusted with their money.

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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by hueving on Friday September 16, 2016 @04:15PM (#12517011)
They are failures because they didn't meet the goals they had set themselves and sold investors on. Either that or they are frauds because they never had any intention to meet the goals.
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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by thaumasiotes on Friday September 16, 2016 @05:11PM (#12517390)
When did failing become immoral?
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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by rrdharan on Friday September 16, 2016 @05:54PM (#12517635)
When did it become immoral to criticize failure?
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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by __jal on Friday September 16, 2016 @06:47PM (#12517930)
A certain personality type sees failure as the only sin.
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Re:Twitter: It is too late for it to become the giant people... by thaumasiotes on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:50AM (#12519583)
Then that personality type should also believe that "they were either defrauding their investors or they failed at what they wanted to do" doesn't prove immoral behavior -- they could have been defrauding their investors.
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