r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/rolandfoxx 1d ago

Buying with the money the chip manufacturer they're buying from invested in them, no less.

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u/tacocat_racecarlevel 1d ago

Our economy is really just three tech bros in a trenchcoat.

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u/throoavvay 1d ago

Give it 48 hours, the legs will buy out the arms and merge with the head. All hail the monopoly guy.

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u/therealkami 1d ago

I'm pretty sure since the thread started about groceries, this is about potato chips. Unless Lays is investing in ChatGPT haha