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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 51 points 2 years ago

Friendly reminder that 90% of startups fail inside the first five years

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

redefining what a state can be

the Ukrainian state can be as simple and nimble as 5 Harvard alumnus sharing a suite at the St. Regis in Washington, D.C., 2 of which have never been to Ukraine.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

soo going bankrupt

like Ukraine wouldn't be able to import anything right now if west hadn't pumped it with billions of dollars.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Yes but some will have made lots of money

[–] SkibidiToiletFanAcct@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Unsustainable over promised buzzword hyped company surviving on endless venture capital fundraising is pretty much just silicon valley.

[–] CriticalResist8@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

that's the definition of a startup yeah, a company that hasn't yet found a profitable model and relies on investors to keep afloat in the meantime.

Not exactly a compliment lol, I would feel insulted if somebody said that's how I run my country.

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

redefining what a state can be

That type of state? Rump.

[–] chay@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 2 years ago

Literally hollowed-out after privatizing everything + fascist, Westerners love that new definition lmao

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] kristina@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More like mudpunk dystopia. Everything has been bombed into the mud

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Good thing the state is in the cloud then.mission-accomplished

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Redefining what a state can be

A corporation, for example

[–] privatized_sun@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

"The state exists for free markets that funnel all capital to foreign investors" bruh you just reinvented the East Indian Tea Company

Decentralized like a blockchain but instead of crypto it’s competing mafia gangs

[–] Tervell@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

I'm not running out of ammunition, I'm simply redefining the concept of a supply chain

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

Ukraine: the Juicero of nation-states

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

cap-think "Hmm, we can't call it 'propaganda', because propaganda is what bad states do. And we can't call it 'advertisements' because that's giving away that we're trying to turn the country into a corporation. And just calling it 'lies' is right out. What phrase can we use to get fascists on board with us lying to them?.."

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[–] comfortable_doug@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

inb4 Ukraine pivots to Poland

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago