• explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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    7 hours ago

    His value grows from exploiting even more people.

    You keep repeating the claim that selling his stocks rapidly would tank their sale value. Let’s see your math.

    • Katana314@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Stocks are an unpredictable mess of human behavior; you can’t put anything in a calculator to see what they will be tomorrow. It is based on market confidence.

      90% of investors won’t buy claims of “It’s just for charity” and will only see a massive sell off of MSFT, and drain the rest in turn through panic sales. It’s how every stock exchange crash has happened (though it can happen to just one or a few companies)

      The basic lesson for finance as in all things is whatever you want to do, it’s better to do it slowly over time. Even charities work better if they have funding over a long period to hire staff and plan events, rather than a sudden billion all at once for a room of 8 volunteers to figure out.