"give the Post breathing room to find a direction that will be profitable" Could be but I don't think that's the case. I think there is something else going on

"give the Post breathing room to find a direction that will be profitable" Could be but I don't think that's the case. I think there is something else going on here either vanity or some underlying access or asset that provides much greater value to Bezos that has not much to do with Amazon either. I mean if you have that much money you can afford to buy and have it lose money for years just for other valuable benefits and access. WP is a mouthpiece he could swing elections (influence is way beyond their circulation).