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Yes, correct. Although, even for some company folks, if it crashes, they get burned since they typically have blackouts post IPO.

Of course, some special souls are excluded from blackouts lol.

> if it crashes, they get burned since they typically have blackouts post IPO

In the alternate timeline they would have held shares in a private company. They're still not really getting burned other than getting a tax bill.