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Deminpenn

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13. The cuts really make no sense

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 08:09 AM

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Financial losses at the WaPo can be easily used to offset profits in Bezos' companies.

Bezos was always greedy, but now he become more malevolent.since he ditched his first wife and buffed up his body. It makes me wonder if he used steroids or PEDs to remake his body and is a victim of "steroid rage".

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More Than 60,000 Washington Post Customers Canceled Subscriptions After Jeff Bezos Axed 44% of Reporters [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Vote With Your Wallet Roy Rolling Sunday #1

It shows they have lots of spare change Gum Logger Sunday #4

The only thing I have on that list is Paramount + which will be toast in August Bengus81 Sunday #19

"Bezos doesn't need my money..." OldBaldy1701E Sunday #11

They rely on advertisers to keep the paper in the black. Subscribers leave and so do Bengus81 Sunday #24

I'm sure they can get mypillow to renew their ad subscription mdbl Sunday #26

Yes, they do. OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #36

We still receive an occasional "please come back" email from them. QueerDuck Sunday #2

Greedy scum controlling the narrative wolfie001 Sunday #3

That's runaway Capitalism for ya. joshdawg Sunday #8

I cancelled my subscription in November 2024 perdita9 Sunday #5

Make a new newspaper Tetrachloride Sunday #6

Not Worth the 99 cents per month I was Paying eringer Sunday #7

Many of us had already left The Post COL Mustard Sunday #9

60k sounds like a big loss, but the total number of digital subscribers to WaPo is 2.5M. TheRickles Sunday #10

It's not only the decline in numeracy, marybourg Sunday #12

This is how the NYT framed it (the piece is a lengthy long-form thing that is typical of something in the magazine) BumRushDaShow Sunday #14

Interesting snip about the content's context- thanks. But still no numerical context by the Times. TheRickles Sunday #15

I haven't read the whole thing yet BumRushDaShow Sunday #16

10% is getting serious! Thanks for tracking this down. TheRickles Sunday #22

That's when I canceled , but it took 6 months to actually stop since I had paid for a year fargone Sunday #31

The cuts really make no sense Deminpenn Sunday #13

As someone who worked in corporate management for years, you cannot cut your way to profitability. Lonestarblue Sunday #17

I worked for a company like that; cutting support staff produced worse cust svc Callie1979 Sunday #20

I dropped it when he BOUGHT it. And I've NEVER used Amazon. How many DUeers have stopped? Callie1979 Sunday #18

About the Post AverageOldGuy Sunday #21

Not enough people are willing to pay for internet content when the mindset is that it should all be "free" MichMan Sunday #23

Do people realize that Besos doesn't care edhopper Sunday #25

Bezos doesn't have to care Keepthesoulalive Sunday #28

I wasn't directed this edhopper Sunday #29

This is about ego Keepthesoulalive Sunday #30

Is THAT all? Not enough. nt jrthin Sunday #27

I cancelled my WaPo subscription after he blocked their endorsement of Kamala NEOBuckeye Sunday #32

comcast priced me out of the market years ago.::( AllaN01Bear Sunday #33

Once you decide your paper will just echo and follow the party line . . . Aussie105 Sunday #34

I wish they would approach it like cable tv and offer a couple dozen or so news options travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #38

Yo mahina Yesterday #35

'How to kill democracy' by Jeff Bezos. travelingthrulife 20 hrs ago #37