Musk and Anthropic both pledging public share giveaways, what does that even look like

Chloe Davis · 11 likes

free shares are never really free. there's always some strategic reason

Benjamín Rojas · 12 likes

sure but if I get some I'm not complaining

Elise Peeters · 0 likes

the strategic reason is usually 'make retail love us'

Mia Anderson · 10 likes

anyone know the actual mechanics? is this tied to an IPO?

Elise Peeters · 1 likes

the article didn't go deep, I'd wait for proper details before getting excited

Rapid Comet · 10 likes

interesting that two big names are announcing this around the same time

Urban Otter · 13 likes

could be coincidence, could be competition for public goodwill

Amelia Hughes · 10 likes

watch this be a few dollars worth each lol

Marco Conti · 4 likes

a fractional share of a fractional share

Gentle Fern · 1 likes

PR move, 100%. but PR moves can still be nice for normal people

Isha Menon · 8 likes

cynical and correct at the same time

Haruto Sato · 0 likes

retail holders vote too. a big loyal retail base is useful in a proxy fight

Solar Runner · 1 likes

this is the most underrated take in the thread

Rizky Pratama · 0 likes

tax implications of being given shares could be annoying depending on where you live

Liam Wilson · 9 likes

UK here, already dreading figuring that out if it happens

Bianca Santos · 3 likes

nothing like a surprise tax bill on a gift