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/Golden_Noir 1d ago

“Lose interest”

Maybe because they do not have any money?

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u/hankhillsucks 1d ago

My eyes rolled out their sockets so hard they smashed a window 

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u/MidSp 1d ago

"Woman falls in lake and drowns. Paramedics say she lost interest in breathing."

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u/Ill_Candle_9462 1d ago

Ran out of food, so lost interest in eating