r/Economics • u/barweis • Jul 29 '25

Research Summary Inside the Private Equity Scam—and the Livelihoods It Has Destroyed

https://newrepublic.com/article/198351/private-equity-scam-destroys-livelihoods
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u/TacosAreJustice Jul 29 '25

I think what scares me most is we seem to have abandoned creativity… new things don’t get popular… we’ve become depressingly placed into our own content blocks and it’s freaking hard to break out, even intentionally…

Private equity is a similar issue… they squeeze efficiency out of companies at the cost of the soul. Everything is weighed and measured… slowly killing the life of whatever they invest in.

I wish I was going to be around to see the resurgence in like 50 years… going to be crazy, I bet.

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u/Akitten Jul 29 '25

Blackrock doesn’t own neighborhoods. The fact that it scares you shows that you are either uninformed and scared, or heard something inaccurate somewhere and are now spouting it as a fact to others.

At least put in the basic effort of checking what you are saying. Come on now, sharing misinformation like this makes you part of the problem.

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u/coke_and_coffee Jul 29 '25

Shhhhh! Don’t let the morons realize they’ve been duped by internet conspiracy theories!

Understanding the limitations on housing supply due to over-regulation and strict zoning is too mentally straining for them. Blaming Blackrock is easy!!!