Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round

Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by johnchristopher on Friday September 28, 2018 @12:30PM (#18094680)

FWIW I have always been under the impression that "first of all that's rude" is mostly used as a funny meme, a recurring harmless little joke (to put emphasis on what comes next in the speech).

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Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by FLUX-YOU on Friday September 28, 2018 @01:42PM (#18095323)

Bit of a joke at first, but became more serious when people started to frame it as a compliment. I wouldn't blame anyone for missing humor on here.

Ultimately, it's a difference of opinion and social influences. It got an article click anyway, so mission accomplished for Bloomberg.

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Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by fredsanford on Friday September 28, 2018 @12:36PM (#18094718)

But... Was he a known-unknown or an unknown-unknown?

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