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White House-Linked Venture Capital Fund Boasts China War Would Be Great Business

• scotty79 4y ago
  Ah that's explains a lot why the world is getting increasingly unstable. Some people close to decision makers get rich due to this instability and are hoping to earn even more.
  • adriancr 4y ago
    That just means their investments and derivatives are optimized for the possibility of war. Nothing nefarious, for them to profit other people could park money in them to hedge the risk. They don't necessarily need war.
    • scotty79 4y ago
      Nothing nefarious if they are gambling honestly. But noone in their right mind gambles honestly if he has any ability to influence the outcome. And some people undoubtedly do have that ability.
• rhaway84773 4y ago
  This is such a strange article. A lot of companies would be highly valuable if war breaks out. War requires a ton of resources to be deployed, and simultaneously takes out a ton of resources from specific geographies or nations involved in the war, making competitors not in those geographies instantly more valuable. And this is obviously more true about critical industries as opposed to more optional industries. And a Presidential advisory board should and would almost certainly contain advisors from critical industries. It seems that the article is complaining that someone is stating an obvious, almost tautological fact, and trying to put a nefarious spin on it.
  • hulitu 4y ago
    > A lot of companies would be highly valuable if war breaks out. It depends. A nuclear bomb can break some assumptions.