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Re:‘We were sold off’: WeWork’s staff face uncertain future ... by foogazi on Friday November 22, 2019 @10:34PM (#21612275)
Neumann built (or faked if you prefer) something and someone else saw it and decided they wanted him to have 1.7bn in exchange for it

I don’t see how anyone else’s net worth is at play here

Re:‘We were sold off’: WeWork’s staff face uncertain future ... by willtim on Saturday November 23, 2019 @02:53AM (#21612991)
As I said elsewhere, it ultimately affects our pension pots. The "someone" you mention are the executives who take risks at the shareholders expense.