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SPACs collapse as $11B of deals are called off within an hour

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Re: SPACs collapse as $11B of deals are called off within an hour

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Good. Never should have been allowed in the first place.

When financial instruments like this collapse it doesnt mean money turned to thin air. Rather it means money changed hands.

The people who created and sold this asset probably ended up richer . And average people who bought the hype, sadly, poorer.

Re: SPACs collapse as $11B of deals are called off within an hour

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post #8
post #3

Good. Never should have been allowed in the first place.

When financial instruments like this collapse it doesnt mean money turned to thin air. Rather it means money changed hands. The people who created and sold this asset probably ended up richer . And average people who bought the hype, sadly, poorer.

> it doesnt mean money turned to thin air

Of course it does. Wealth becomes money through credit. It promotes spending through the wealth effect [1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_effect

Re: SPACs collapse as $11B of deals are called off within an hour

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post #8
post #3

Good. Never should have been allowed in the first place.

When financial instruments like this collapse it doesnt mean money turned to thin air. Rather it means money changed hands. The people who created and sold this asset probably ended up richer . And average people who bought the hype, sadly, poorer.

Chamath Palihapitiya is one of the main perpetrators of SPACs.
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