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After Chris Hughes destroyed The New Republic [1][2], it would be hard to believe he has no strong financial interest in taking apart Facebook. [1] https://new
by choppaface 7y ago
After Chris Hughes destroyed The New Republic [1][2], it would be hard to believe he has no strong financial interest in taking apart Facebook.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8705410 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8705410
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8743425 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8743425
- opsiprogram 7y agoWhat is the financial interest he has in breaking facebook? How's it related to his failure at The New Republic?
- lwb 7y agoSome of Facebook's primary competitors are traditional news media outlets. Chris Hughes still owns Facebook stock (I think). If Hughes can take down a newspaper, that's one less competitor for Facebook, and his stock goes up. http://whoownsfacebook.com/#Hughes http://whoownsfacebook.com/#Hughes