alt Hacker NewsThis is a stupid comparison, but Mojang/Minecraft was acquired for 2.5 billion in 2014.
Arguably the most popular video game of all time, which has brought joy to hundreds of millions of people for years and years, was valued at 1/20th of an AI startup that will soon disappear into irrelevance.
While Minecraft is just a game, I'd argue it has more societal value than Cursor. The way things are valued is nonsensical to me.
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jayd16 • today at 9:07 PM
Will Jack Black star in the Cursor movie? Only time will tell.
smath • today at 10:18 PM
Right, value != price. Now, is this a bug or a feature? Discuss (serious question)
mirekrusin • today at 9:16 PM
For comparison couple of months ago I acquired zed, pi, opencode etc. for $0.
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8note • today at 10:12 PM
minecraft is the actual metaverse.
how much did facebook spend trying to recreate it?
> While Minecraft is just a game, I'd argue it has more societal value than Cursor. The way things are valued is nonsensical to me.
Well it's because societal value is not profitability. Only question that matters is if Cursor can wind up worth more than 60b. Not even in raw revenue so much as ability to keep shilling the same story.