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You Shouldn’t Have!

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One of the greatest beneficiaries of Covid was Peloton, the bike with an iPad on it that costs thousands of dollars. “Investors” forgot that Americans prefer to sit around and eat Ruffles and watch the tee-vee instead of exercise, but for some reason they figured we would all get on our Pelotons and get fit ‘n’ trim. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way, and the company has lost 99% of its value.

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