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throwaway2037

This:

    > I did purchase fomo insurance after they ipo'd

Sorry, my English is a bit weak. What is the meaning here? Did you buy shares post-IPO?

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FOMO stands for Fear Of Missing Out.

sure -- what is fomo insurance?

Think it means he bought Palantir stock?

No need to fear missing out if you are on the gravy train.

Buying the stock so you don’t get left out in the event it skyrockets. Hedging.

he invested into the company (that is, funded the immoral work he was disgusted by and caused him to leave) by paying them for stock options while (or shortly after) working there.

He wasn't disgusted, argues most of the work was good not bad, and did not leave for moral reasons.

my bad i think i mixed comments

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