• XxFemboy_Stalin_420_69xX [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    how the stock market actually works in practice is of course a bunch of arcane bullshit but i dont see what’s not to understand, in concept, about a company that makes soup in particular being listed on the stock market, as opposed to any other given company

    • Comrade_Bones [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      When you look at food like a human right or an essential service, it does seem weird that they’d be on the stock exchange. It would be like if you could invest in firefighting stocks.