Comment by umanwizard
5 hours ago
Why? Even if the common myth that public company executives must maximize profits at all costs were true, it's easy to construct a plausible explanation for why one might believe in good faith that destroying 538 rather than selling it is the best strategy to maximize profits. For example, because they think the profit they'd lose from 538 competing with their own politics offerings outweighs the amount Silver would pay for it.
Isn't the checkers level move to make 539 and call it a day? Sure, it's no longer about electors but ... checkers.
... and to think I thought I was being clever. I see this has been suggested already.