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Re:WeWork and Counterfeit Capitalism by perl4ever on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:04PM (#21076085)
Doesn't an REIT (that "might be a viable business") fit your description as well?
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Re:WeWork and Counterfeit Capitalism by eldavido on Thursday September 26, 2019 @06:21PM (#21086206)
No, it's a completely different thing.

A REIT owns real estate assets.

WeWork doesn't need to own assets, they're an intermediary that does something economically useful.

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