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Streaming giants have banded together for lobbying power (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Anybody can look these numbers up. I'm not sitting on some secret Bloomberg terminal LOL

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Then why only mention revenue?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I didn't realize people can't do a 10 second google search on their own. 🙄

    Net income isn't the whole story anyways, especially when this article points out that one of their costs is lobbying for a cause that isn't necessary. They're raking in billions of dollars every year.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    "just Google it, bro" is never a source.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not my fault you aren't capable of typing 4 words into a search engine.

    It's not a 'source', bud.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    🙄

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Did you know profitability =! Net income?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yes. Did you know that "just Google it, bro" isn't a source?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I didn’t realize people can’t do a 10 second google search on their own.

    You specifically chose to quote a sentence about profit and then provide a number that is not profit. What was the point of commenting at all if the number you provided had no relevance?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago*

    My quote:

    streamers are currently being forced to reckon with their profitability — or lack thereof.

    profitability

    Your misinformed quote:

    You specifically chose to quote a sentence about profit

    profit

    There's a very important difference there that I think you're not built to understand.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not a shill as far as I know. What if I agree with them that it would have made more sense to mention profit #? Do I instantly become a "shill" too? If so, where can I get my check?

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