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Originally Posted by Bman
Data? lol you could have figured that out having a TGP or MGP. or perhaps opening your eyes and looking at the various content that was out there.
It might be really easy to come here and pat yourself on the back but remember for the 5 guys that started the site and 40 or so guys you employ. YOU destroyed I would assume somewhere from 1,000 to 5,000 small business people that made a 100k a year. What you did wasnt smarter it was taking the low road basically a race to the bottom.  |
I think the destruction is far worse. Look what happened to low to medium level domains. The market collapsed. Scripting has suffered. You now see many of these script licenses selling for 10 to 25% used of what they would cost new. Then talent has suffered too.
I would put it at about 10,000 to 20,000 people who have lost at least 30%+ of their income over it. Maybe more. Many of those people no longer come here to complain or speak out. They're gone. I'm sure some people have lost their homes, families, or even their lives. For many this was their only source of income. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a handful of suicides related to it. I doubt the shallow among us will ever understand this or acknowledge it. Instead they will call themselves innovators and visionaries.