> Basically, tech in it's current iteration wouldn't exist without the street and well-structured IPOs. Are you suggesting that Facebook/Google had no value pr

> Basically, tech in it's current iteration wouldn't exist without the street and well-structured IPOs. Are you suggesting that Facebook/Google had no value prior to their IPOs? Their public market cap is merely a reflection of the value they already provide to society. Constitutional democracy is the least worst way to preserve individual liberty. It's not a good way to run a private corporation.