Re:Crypto.com accounts had unauthorized withdrawals
by Tarsul on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:44AM
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I hope this doesn't mean we have to endure 20 years of this name on the nba court. With all this gambling (sports betting) sponsoring of the NBA and now these crypto sponsors, it really does look like the NBA has sold out (also new trikot sponsor deals). It's a shame how much they feast on hooking impressionable men on gambling. Actually, thinking about it, there should be more ads for f2p/mobile games, would fit perfectly in this portfolio. (sorry for this rant but it really disturbs me and I hope I'm not the only one)
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Re:Crypto.com accounts had unauthorized withdrawals
by mikeyouse on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:54AM
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You'll have to endure it if you believe that Crypto.com will exist 20 years from now. I'd bet even money they won't exist in 5 years and the court is renamed in ~3 years.
I mostly agree on the gambling front too - gambling was bad enough when you had to lure people to a casino but at least that gave them the excuse of "It's my form of entertainment, it's like going to a nightclub."
"The best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads" -- not any more! Now they're trying to find the shortest distance between users' wallets and their RSUs. On the plus side, they can use all of the targeting and persuasion techniques that have been used to make TikTok/Instagram so addictive on directly separating users from their money. Forget selling a product!
Re:Crypto.com accounts had unauthorized withdrawals
by paulgb on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:30AM
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> I'd bet even money they won't exist in 5 years and the court is renamed in ~3 years.
For some historic context, Enron Field lasted two seasons and CMGI Field less than one, from what I can tell? I wonder who holds the record.