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What Was Quartz?

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dsjoerg ◴[] No.43617683[source]
Quartz wasn't "destroyed" by cynicism; it collapsed due to its own financial unsustainability.

Investors didn’t kill Quartz—they stopped subsidizing losses once it was clear Quartz couldn't become self-sufficient.

The "cynical" narrative obscures Quartz’s fundamental flaw: lack of a viable business model.

Calling Quartz a victim overlooks that it repeatedly failed commercially, despite many chances and significant investment.

Ultimately, Quartz’s fate wasn't about cynicism, but about investors deciding to stop throwing money into a losing bet.

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1. jrflowers ◴[] No.43619280[source]
> Ultimately, Quartz’s fate wasn't about cynicism, but about investors deciding to stop throwing money into a losing bet.

So would you say that the investors… became cynical?

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2. zidad ◴[] No.43619341[source]
They say an optimist is just a cynic lacking experience
3. gwd ◴[] No.43619405[source]
Skeptical and cynical are not the same thing.