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I'm surprised to see this level of confusion on what "investment" means, on a venture capital related forum of all places. If financing by providing loans is n
by acyou 3y ago
I'm surprised to see this level of confusion on what "investment" means, on a venture capital related forum of all places.
If financing by providing loans is not investment, well, then we are saying that it's something like the article seems to imply, which is that you have to end up with an ownership stake in order for something to be an investment?
If you were buying government bonds, would you not consider that to be an investment?
Non-equity lending is definitely still investment, and is probably less predatory...
- anon84873628 3y agoFair point, however I was responding in context of the parent tirade which encodes lots of political subtext, and my use of italics was attempt to suggest a particular practical connotation (investment == partnership) rather than a strict technical definition. Specifically referring to this line of the parent comment: >China pays for infrastructure to be built of the type and scale in countries When in fact China did not just "pay for" these projects. And they are not "invested" in the prosperity of these people any more than the US was.