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Re:New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1B gift by madsbuch on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @07:57AM (#39523490)
> They have (transitively) provided the company the original $125 to use in their operations.

But that value already existed as an intrinsic property of the company (eg. NAV). What the market did was to unlock these money for the company to use - Ie. they provided liquidity.

Example: I have a company that is worth $1000, but I need to spend $200 in R&D. I sell 20% of the company in the market for 200$. No value way produced, but the market transformed my 200$ from company to money - ie. liquidity.

Value that only happens when people trade, and not when people hold. So back to my initial point: Long term investors does not provide value.

Re:New York medical school eliminates tuition after $1B gift by sokoloff on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @08:12AM (#39523652)
> I have a company that is worth $1000

Upon what is this based in a world where no long-term investors exist?