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Netflix and Amazon Are "Fake Business": The Stock Market Con

from #232 - Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show · #232

3 min

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Schultz explains his realization that streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon operate as stock-price plays rather than profit-driven businesses, calling it "fake business."

In this bit7 moments
  • Tim predicted Netflix would go out of business, then got a show there.
  • Amazon Prime is also going out of business, according to the same logic.
  • Tim initially approached Netflix expecting it to need profits to survive, not realizing how the game actually works.
  • As long as the stock price stays high, the business model works regardless of actual profits or revenue.
  • This model applies to most tech-based companies like Uber, not just streaming platforms.
  • The original purpose of the stock market was raising capital; now it's how initial investors cash out on the public.
  • Once a company goes public, the founders extract their money and stop caring what happens to the business.
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