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> at 10% margin

Even legacy media manages 20%-40% margins; an outfit like InfoWars can probably get way over 50%. What exactly are their expenses?



It's from the infowars store, they produce the products. No clue what the figure actually is, but he does have a ton of money.


Didn't he just declare bankcupcy?


This is extremely misleading. Legacy media sells ads. Infowars sells products.


> This is extremely misleading

LOL what?

> Legacy media sells ads.

Legacy media also typically has broadcasting equipment, large headcount, spectrum allocation, and so on.

> Infowars sells products.

I'm sure those supplements have extensive R&D and product development expenses /s


Yes you are implying they have the same margins and business model. They don’t. Surely alex Jones has broadcasting equipment.

I didn’t defend alex Jones and i won’t. He’s a bad guy. But I care about accuracy. The idea that he’s rich is unfounded and silly


> Surely alex Jones has broadcasting equipment.

Broadcasting equipment. Think "towers/rented space on towers and dishes and antennas and radio engineers and technicians and insurance policies", not "microphones and a recording studio".

Neither he nor his companies have spectrum allocation or licenses to broadcast.




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