Comment on GPT-4o mini: advancing cost-efficient intelligenceparentComments−Sohcahtoa822yTake a loss on every sale and make up for it with volume!−dragonwriter2yTake a loss on every sale to drive less-well-funded competitors out of the market, and then reap monopoly rents.−OutOfHere2yTake a loss on every sale and make up for it with volume!If you take a loss on every sale, it is impossible to make up for it with volume. The result will be a loss magnified by the volume.−Sohcahtoa822yIt's a joke. Sadly, the origin is unknown, but it's a joke that's well over 10 years old.−ben_w2yI believe it originates in the original dot.com bubble.−dllthomas2yI'm pretty sure I heard it in an econ class, which would have been around y2k. From the way it was presented I had the sense that it was already well known.−thatsnotmepls2yGuess you missed the sarcasm.−OutOfHere2ySarcasm is generally expected to be suffixed with /s. In this case, significant historical context is required to detect it.
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Take a loss on every sale and make up for it with volume!
Take a loss on every sale to drive less-well-funded competitors out of the market, and then reap monopoly rents.
If you take a loss on every sale, it is impossible to make up for it with volume. The result will be a loss magnified by the volume.
It's a joke. Sadly, the origin is unknown, but it's a joke that's well over 10 years old.
I believe it originates in the original dot.com bubble.
I'm pretty sure I heard it in an econ class, which would have been around y2k. From the way it was presented I had the sense that it was already well known.
Guess you missed the sarcasm.
Sarcasm is generally expected to be suffixed with /s. In this case, significant historical context is required to detect it.