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Non-Tech : Tulipomania Blowoff Contest: Why and When will it end? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Dale Baker who wrote (2266)	12/26/1999 5:26:00 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3543

>You can be as bitter Why do you keep projecting "bitter" onto anyone who has an argument different than your own? I've made a killing in the last year as well, but I KNOW -first hand- that it is all a scam and a pyramid scheme. How first hand is your knowledge out in eastern europe? How many IPO parties have you been to? A sure sign of a failing argument is when you project personality defects onto anyone who doesnt agree with you. And for your information, many people on SI choose to use anonymous nicknames. Companies out here can be very vindictive- and if everyone was forced to use their real name then you'd never read any juicy corporate info at all. Did you know "deep throat" is still anonymous? The person who helped bring down the nixon presidency? Do you think all info gained through anonymous voices is to be shunned? How about journalists? Do you think they should be FORCED to reveal their sources, under threat of violence? After all, we can't have anonymity in this country. And whistleblowers at big corporations. They should NEVER be allowed to be anonymous. They've got nothing to worry about- i mean, companies have never retaliated against workers who blow the whistle. That's a myth!

To: Dale Baker who wrote (2266)	12/26/1999 8:10:00 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3543

Do you deny that large numbers of these internet companies are growing revenues with no earnings? If that isn't growing the business by giving away $1.00 for each $0.95 -- what are they doing? How is AMZN going to become profitable? How long should one reasonably wait? What scale do they have to reach? If they do have to attain some monster scale before reaching profitability -- why? I thought the internet was transforming commerce. <s> Wait and see -- in a few years the internet will be known primarily for being the means by which the many were duped into buying a dream that never materialized. Yes, the internet will still be here. There will be new and better avenues to information. But many will have a very bitter taste in their mouth ... KIS is right. The majority of these companies exist solely to sell paper to the public. How naive are you, anway?