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teh_klev | karma 7155 | avg karma 2.47 · 2021-06-02 11:36:15

> The best thing would have been the status quo. SO has been running on its feet for many years

You forgot that there's a bunch of VC's who now want their investment back plus interest.

B1FF_PSUVM | karma 1145 | avg karma 0.67 · 2021-06-02 14:55:49

That's it, the VC money is strictly for a limited time - when the fund time ends, there must an "exit" - either IPO or sale.

(In case of success, of course; failures are just written off, the losses hopefully paid by the successful exits.)