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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by ryandrake on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:05PM (#34514276)
When an investor buys shares of a company, the company doesn’t get that money, the other seller investor does. No investment capital is “contributed” to the company (unless the seller is actually the company itself).

These investors aren’t contributing capital to the company—they are betting on one square on a roulette wheel.

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Re:Why the Google layoffs are about personal ambition and po... by nerdponx on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:14PM (#34514332)
Theoretically, being a shareholder exposes you to the risk of the company failing or the shares otherwise becoming worthless. The previous owner is selling their investment to you, and it is now as if you are the original investor, for whatever price the shares were originally sold by the company. So there's a kernel of substance in there at least.
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