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Some of us will never be able to really accept the idea that $30m isn't a metric shitload of money, for anything, let alone a faddish humour website. Whenever
by JonnieCache 16y ago
Some of us will never be able to really accept the idea that $30m isn't a metric shitload of money, for anything, let alone a faddish humour website.
Whenever I see these numbers I can't help but think about how much food you can buy for $30m. I know economics is obviously more complex than that, building wealth helps the world etc. but I still find it impossible to get over this. Just being honest.
- Bud 16y agoIt's true that lolcats could be viewed as "faddish", but if so, it's a very long-lived and popular fad. Guess what a long-lived and popular fad is? A gold mine, at least for a while...
- radicaldreamer 16y agoPlus it could have long term appeal... like knock-knock jokes.
- qq66 16y agoWhatever you can buy with $30m, you can buy more of if you can turn the $30m into $1b.
- zaidf 16y agoAs of right now you can only predict that it's a fad. Some investors predict otherwise. At least investors take risks into account while you seem convinced beyond doubt that it is a fad.
- ebiester 16y agoIt's not just one website. It's a collection of humor websites building on a theme that is certainly not a fad: humorous commentary on a photograph. Lolcats may come and go, but the bet (and a good one, I believe), is that their humor staff can keep ahead of the trends. http://cheezburger.com/sites http://cheezburger.com/sites shows their attempt. I believe this 30m is also going to help them go further into content creation.