r/interestingasfuck • • 10h ago

Our moon being formed.

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u/redditsucksass69765 8h ago edited 8h ago

Imagine this happens again today. It will devastate the economy.

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u/Eighty-Nine 8h ago

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u/PossiblyMakingThisUp 7h ago

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it (because they went extinct from their economy being wiped out by an asteroid) - George Santayana

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u/josnik 1h ago

Don't worry, it's already priced in.

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u/VFour_ 7h ago

Think about the shareholders!

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u/stuttufu 7h ago

Every time I see a gigantic asteroid crashing on our planet, I know that we will receive a mass layoff email from the HR next Monday.

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u/johnnybiggles 3h ago

And you're still going to be expected to finish the workday before cleaning out your desk.

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u/madmexicano 6h ago

Poor shareholders

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u/im_new_here_4209 5h ago

And their children, think about the children of the shareholders!!!

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u/TruskVarner 6h ago

Eckhardt! Think about the future!

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u/Dragon6172 7h ago

But the Dow is over 50,000!

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u/SimplePlus7376 4h ago

welp, not anymore.. guess those Epstein files are free to be released

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u/n1ghtm4n 4h ago

if the Earth was blasted in half, that's still 25,000. that's where we were in 2019. we'd be fine.

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u/virtuouswraith 7h ago

Asteroids!? In this economy!?

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u/Eighty-Nine 7h ago

I was promised a multi-quadrillion dollar gold asteroid and I'm going to get it

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u/PowerOfUnoriginality 7h ago

Ok, but how will this affect the release of the Epstein files

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u/TheRemainingFruitcup 6h ago

This made me laugh so hard 😭😭

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u/t1ttlywinks 5h ago

Gas prices are boutta be CRAZY!

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u/stacecom 3h ago

But the Dow is over 50,000!

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u/RivvaBear 2h ago

NO! THE SHAREHOLDER VALUE!

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u/Solrax 8h ago

Why would Biden do this?!?

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u/Ruby5000 7h ago

Biden shit my pants!

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u/GrizzKarizz 4h ago

I shat Biden's pants.

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u/JolleyCutYowie 6h ago

It's the tariffs. If there is one thing runaway planetoids can't stand it's tariffs. Might as well have painted a target on our sorry asses.

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u/Iampepeu 4h ago

Thanks, Obama!

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u/JustSomeCoffeeGuy 8h ago

I keep an emergency fund for exactly this scenario.

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u/dmj9 7h ago

I've maxed out all my credit cards for exactly this scenario.

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u/calycocalypso 8h ago

Suzee orman can I go on this deep space vacation using my emergency fund??

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u/Zeta-2-Reticuli 8h ago

Yes but no avocado toast for the next week!

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u/Cyber-Spaceman 8h ago

Jfc i thought this was Kristen Bell for a second

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u/Practical-Simple1621 8h ago

this is why everyone needs a quality basement

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u/Caleb-Wendt69 8h ago

This is why I’m armed to the teeth

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u/Few_Wallaby_9128 8h ago

Already priced in

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u/Brave_Quantity_5261 8h ago

It would get everyone to forget about fuel prices.

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u/jesusonice 8h ago

Don't give them any ideas for distraction

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u/Adkit 7h ago

Except for rocket fuel which would inexplicably go up in price just before.

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u/jbochsler 3h ago

But still not enough for the Trump-Epstein files.

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u/Special_Feedback9145 8h ago

Just move your positions into the bond market and you should be fine.

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u/Eccohawk 7h ago

I feel like if this happens, millions of bonds will be destroyed.

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u/Scaindawgs_ 7h ago

Nah theyll just hit 7%

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u/dsdvbguutres 2h ago

You should diversify your portfolio bro

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u/Dr_Bunson_Honeydew 8h ago

Won’t they think of the billionaires?!

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u/dsdvbguutres 2h ago

You're still coming to work tomorrow tho, right?

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u/Mdnghtmnlght 7h ago

They will be safe right? Deep deep deep underground?

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u/CompetitiveSport1 7h ago

Yeah, I hope they remember to hit the Mars colonies if those exist when this happens

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u/BrownpaperbaG830 8h ago

The DOW!

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u/RebylReboot 7h ago

And the tour!

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u/shadowst17 2h ago

What tour?

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u/Gunrock808 8h ago

"Don't Look Up"

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u/Punkrexx 8h ago

I have buckets of food and water stored in my basement for this exact scenario.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 8h ago

No it wouldnt.. imagine the natural resources and rare theia minerals that we could mine off of it. You are totally missing the benefits of this collision to corporate profits. Stupid liberal.

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u/OdiousAltRightBalrog 5h ago

We can also use it as an excuse to raise prices and reduce wages! We can lobby the government to bail us out with "loans" we never have to pay back! "Help me, Uncle Sam, Theia scuffed my new data center!"

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u/stax_fira 8h ago

I think there’s a select group of people who’ve taken it upon themselves to manage that for us regardless.

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u/Mizake_Mizan 8h ago

At least it would solve global warming!

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u/Strict-March-6361 8h ago

Fake news! Market already priced this in!

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u/FacticiousFict 8h ago

Screw the economy. My Pokemon card collection will be ruined!

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u/peaceful_pancakes 8h ago

I'm just bummed I'll have to go to work.

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u/CarlJustCarl 7h ago

You nailed it.

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u/mostdope28 7h ago

And my boss will still expect me to show up at 6am for work

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u/Lolseabass 7h ago

Will this affect the price of grain in Romania?

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u/DK_Christian_DK 7h ago

Trump would fix it

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u/sk0pe_csgo 7h ago

If you recall, we tried voting for Giant Meteor in 2016 but somehow the orange man still came out on top, so I don't think we have to worry about any giant meteors for a while.

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u/banananailgun 7h ago

I mean, economics is simply a measure of human activity, so... yes

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u/HockeyBrawler09 7h ago

Its already priced in

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u/Tdubbium 7h ago

probably effect the trout population as well

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u/MaatStaaf 7h ago

Buy the dip!

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u/Optimal-Savings-9623 7h ago

I’d imagine Trump would make a scathing post on truth social about Joe Biden being responsible right before the lava tsunami

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u/TastySpermDispenser7 7h ago

Another liberal cuck. I am out here getting as fat as possible because using gravity to pull a planet into earth makes liberal cry.

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u/OK_x86 7h ago

Won't someone think of the shareholder value?

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u/EvilDan69 7h ago

Silly. Think of all the free resources. Hopefully we get a solid gold core to mine

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u/Conscious_Fault 7h ago

This will ruin the tour

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u/Potentialpoly888 7h ago

School will be online

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u/jr350 6h ago

Don’t worry it’s already priced in

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u/jingiski 6h ago

The building sector will go nuts.

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u/prodigalAvian 6h ago

"Moon Man" (2022).
Brazen 'The Martian' knockoff, but it is funny.

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u/Raneynickelfire 6h ago

...bring it. I don't fucking care anymore.

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u/External-Abalone-348 6h ago

Imagine the state of the DOW

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u/Roger_Mexico_ 6h ago

Fuck the economy, this will ruin the tour.

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u/garrettj100 6h ago

If it happens again today the dumbest 20% of the population will assure us it's fake.

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u/Vaqek 6h ago

Priced in already.

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u/FakeSafeWord 6h ago

"Damnit Biden!"

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u/jesterflesh 6h ago

Still gonna have to work on monday

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u/NJdestroyed 6h ago

And delay the football schedule

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u/InterestingCourse907 6h ago

Your boss will still need you to come in though

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u/Certain_Professor_47 6h ago

And ruin the tour.

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u/kihra1 6h ago

Just buy gold and short iron cores.

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u/PlaneGoFlyFly 6h ago

NYSE will still be going strong, though.

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u/crowmagnuman 5h ago

Immediate recession, for sure.

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u/_Zef_ 5h ago

This is gonna ruin the tour

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u/SistaChans 5h ago

It's gonna ruin the tour. 

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u/lucas_3d 5h ago

It would fix the economy.

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u/Nearbyatom 5h ago

The first thing people will think about is their stock portfolio.

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u/Sheldonopolus 5h ago

Trump would still find a way to fuck the devastated economy.

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u/gpippy 5h ago

It’ll ruin the tour too!

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u/Moodaduku 4h ago

OH NO THE TROUT POPULATION

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u/mister_empty_pants 4h ago

This would disproportionately affect women, LGBT, and POC so Americans won't even give a shit.

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u/BenadrylTumblercatch 4h ago

Nvidia will survive, Nvidia is inevitable

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u/ManagementKey1338 4h ago

My brain saying the exact words

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u/Rudabaker454 4h ago

I'll never financially recover from this.

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u/MacaronNo5646 4h ago

Oh dear god, no.

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u/jahshh 3h ago

It would ruin the tour

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u/HardcoreHope 3h ago

2029 is going to be our next chance.

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u/ZeusTroanDetected 3h ago

It’ll really ruin the world tour

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u/tonythephonyjabroni 3h ago

I blame whoever the president is at the time. Probably Hunter Biden’s grandkid.

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u/GreenLynx1111 3h ago

Don't look up.

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u/Trnostep 3h ago

That would affect the trout population

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u/Causticburner 3h ago

Thank you for triggering my snort laugh!

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u/IllustriousBig7553 3h ago

It wouldn’t affect my bank account balance at all. 

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u/Yoman987654 2h ago

The fishing season

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u/Funkyp0tat0chip 2h ago

It won't be good for the trout population.

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u/DistributeQuickly559 2h ago

But the Dow!

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u/gaoshan 2h ago

“Yes but think about how much it would cost to try to prevent it. Who’s going to pay for that? Not me.” - Conservatives/Lobstertarians

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u/Revenge_of_the_Khaki 2h ago

I am never going to financially recover from this.

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u/mattchewy43 2h ago

You're still going to work. Even if you have to commute from the moon.

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u/OldManufacturer8679 2h ago

Why would Joe Biden do this?

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u/Abortifetus 2h ago

Trump 3 or planetary colision

Wich way western man?

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u/quietstormx1 1h ago

Companies still wouldn’t approve pto

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u/DILLIGAF73 1h ago

My boss - "you're still coming in to work today though, right?"

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u/SimpleLobsters 1h ago

Eh.... Id be ok with it

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u/A1000eisn1 1h ago

Yeah but think of all the free cheese raining down. It would solve world hunger.

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u/lunar_reaper3 56m ago

Oh it is happening, why do you think Elon is rushing to Mars and the moon 😭🙏

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u/CanIsleepyetIamtired 45m ago

You mean fix it

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u/Skyrave94 31m ago

Boss: "...but you're still coming to work, right?"

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u/Snoo_67548 8h ago

I’d sell everything the moment I heard this was happening and get into physical gold!!!

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u/_hopkins 8h ago

Doubt it. It’s all priced in

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u/Dizzy_Law396 8h ago

Share prices would fall surely

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u/Cantstopeatingshoes 8h ago

Fuck. Will my pension be OK though?

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u/sogorthefox 8h ago

This will affect the trout population

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u/felixfortis1 8h ago

But the GDP based on AI will be unharmed somehow....

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u/zharrzel 8h ago

In fact It is happening. The IA is striking earth again

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u/TraumaticAberration 8h ago

Someone should sell insurance for this sort of thing 

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u/redDonki 8h ago

Oh no!! what will the shareholders say?

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u/Chmuurkaa_ 8h ago

Do I still have to go to work?

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u/TinKnight1 8h ago

Somehow, American conservatives will find a way to blame Obama for it.

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u/anonstarcity 8h ago

Even Buccee’s?!?

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u/dwittherford69 8h ago

So, calls it is.

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u/asforus 8h ago

Idk the Dow is over 50k. Theia doesn’t have shit on the Dow.

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u/Zestyclose-Set6502 8h ago

The DOW is over 50,0000 right now

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u/Nonterras 8h ago

Will nobody think of the shareholders!???

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u/Caleb-Wendt69 8h ago

Won’t someone think of the shareholders?

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u/AdDesigner6673 8h ago

Economy? That would be the last problem considering that we all will be dead if that happen.

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u/youRFate 5h ago

Thatsthejoke.xslx

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u/LeBronsBiggestHater 7h ago

And the liberals would still find a way blame trump and riot in the streets