Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 25, 1998
August 24, 1998
August 26, 1998
Transcript:
Alex: Wow, Poppy! We're sure burning through a ton of money! Mike: Well, we're trying to position ourselves to go public, Honey...in the Internet business, profitability is for wimps. It means your business plan wasn't aggressive enough. It's okay to lose a lot of money, as long as it's on purpose. Alex: Oh. Will all this be explained in school? Mike: No, it's too new.
Oh, now it all makes sense. Hence the social media site former known as Twitter. Hence all video streaming platforms. Hence the government.