Wait Lycos still exists? How does Lycos still exist? I have questions!

I think Neuromancer set it up, and Akira solidified it. Growing up in the 80s Japan was really in the zeitgeist as where the tech happens

Could it be as simple as Neuromancer was written when Japan was ascendant in the tech sector, and Gibson was into it?

In retrospect, getting the fake id with the name Pat McGroin might have been a mistake

Highly recommend!

Just dropped a 1.45M chip flush...

I think once you have obscene amounts of money, it warps your priorities in bizarre ways. Besides, a furnace warms their cold, cold hearts

Another option is that they are stupid!

The presumption is that the majority of them didn't invest for profit, they invested to kill the platform's credibility. I am sure a few were true believers, willing to invest in their warped version of 'free speech' and believing it would pay out.

Need to find more possessed people!