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nockeenockee t1_j993a5n wrote

Reply to comment by BenWallace04 in Meta announces paid blue verification tick on Facebook and Instagram: Details by northmania

It made money in 2018 and 2019.

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BenWallace04 t1_j993v66 wrote

So being slightly profitable for 2 years out of a 17 year existence is something to brag about?

Why would others follow suit? That doesn’t sound like a sustainable model.

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Reddit-SFW t1_j997n0w wrote

He was just correcting your incorrect statement, not bragging about it.

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BenWallace04 t1_j9985u3 wrote

I was being hyperbolic.

I didn’t literally go through ever yearly Twitter financial statement.

The amount of net losses they have faced in 17 years renders those two years moot and then some.

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Reddit-SFW t1_j998tp0 wrote

It didn’t translate well over text. But carry on…

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nockeenockee t1_j99bufb wrote

Accuracy is important. Twitter was never making huge profits, but it was a sustainable company.

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