CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoAlphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investmentarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1312arrow-down1external-linkAlphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investmentarstechnica.comCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agomessage-square58linkfedilinkfile-text
My favorite comment on the article is “The problem with capitalism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money."
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·23 hours agoSure! You can sell whatever you like! The trick is finding a buyer.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 minutes agoHello good sir, would you be interested in giving me one million dollars for these exclusive, limited-time offer bonds which will mature in 100 years for a whopping 5% ROI? That’s $50,000 in free money†. Your grandchildren will thank you! ~† not adjusted for inflation~
Sure! You can sell whatever you like! The trick is finding a buyer.
Hello good sir, would you be interested in giving me one million dollars for these exclusive, limited-time offer bonds which will mature in 100 years for a whopping 5% ROI? That’s $50,000 in free money†. Your grandchildren will thank you!
~† not adjusted for inflation~