alt Hacker NewsMeanwhile the economy is tanking. But yeah what a fantastic year it is to be a company worth trillions.
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> Meanwhile the economy is tanking.
Seems you're operating off of a flawed premise.
I'm not sure that the rest of the economy really is "tanking" but OK. Are you implying it's distasteful to discuss success from a big company in such dark times?
Google could really easily be a purely rent seeking business but they are innovating, and if you are worried about the economy then this should seem like good news.
By which measure?
You don’t believe the recent economic numbers? I’m not disagreeing with you, just curious about other takes (and generally very skeptical of funny money printer go burrr economic things vs real economy meaning real output).
> Meanwhile the economy is tanking.
NYT: US GDP Grew 4.3%, surging in 3rd Quarter 2025 - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/business/us-economy-consu...
WSJ: Consumers Power Strongest US Economic Growth in 2 years - https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q3-2025-2026-6cbd079e
The Guardian: US economy grew strongly in third quarter - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/23/us-economy-...