When I first saw this - the first thought that came to mind was....

"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."

_{yes, I'm a Babylon 5 fanboy}

While this is a very different context from its source - we've been in a time of fairly constant change, and this is a big... unexpected one. I've never heard of Prosus (so, this is a bit of an unknown).

Practically though - the only real way to tell, rather than speculation is to see the actual direction, through actions, not press releases, that the company takes over the next 6-8 months, and beyond.

Rather than speculate - I hope...

• there's a few former employees I hope are done right by with this (and they got an expected windfall :D )
• that the 'broader' community isn't forgotten, we're more than SO
• and that SE maintains its culture without 'good intentioned' meddling
• We have the sort of stability that SE's sometimes lacked as a VC based firm.

When I first saw this - the first thought that came to mind was....

"The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote."

_{yes, I'm a Babylon 5 fanboy}

While this is a very different context from its source - we've been in a time of fairly constant change, and this is a big... unexpected one. I've never heard of Prosus (so, this is a bit of an unknown).

Practically though - the only real way to tell, rather than speculation is to see the actual direction, through actions, not press releases, that the company takes over the next 6-8 months, and beyond.

Rather than speculate - I hope...

• there's a few former employees I hope are done right by with this (and they got an unexpected (and well deserved) windfall :D )
• that the 'broader' community isn't forgotten, we're more than SO
• and that SE maintains its culture without 'good intentioned' meddling
• We have the sort of stability that SE's sometimes lacked as a VC based firm.