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>Automattic is hurting financial.

What are you basing this off of?

"In 2024, Automattic's revenue reached $710M up from $580.2M in 2022. The company previously reported $580.2M in 2022, $418.3M in 2021. They do this with a small 2k team."

Probably mostly from Tumblr.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/12/tumblr-is-losing-30m-each-...

Automattic needing more money explains all of Matt M's moves.

Does it? I mean, it explains the desperate attempts at getting more money, but it doesn't fully explain his hamfisted execution. There are smarter ways to go about extorting your competitors.

Everyone can experience mania at some point in their life. Anything can happen because the brain works differently.

idk, perhaps he should see a shrink.