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is it just me or is perplexity totally washed? they have no moat, have barely any market share, lack clear direction, wasting money on celebrity marketing, the list of red flags goes on. who is funding this?

don't get me wrong, i love their search product. but this is not an $18 billion dollar company

Boomers and middle aged people love Perplexity. They know their demographic.

Narratives are powerful 

and they do have the best brand of the AI companies fwiw even though their product is lacking compared to competitors

don’t forget the espresso mugs! https://warpcast.com/matthew/0x77012ca2

Kind of agreed but has anybody else made any real progress in combining paid ads with ai searches? might not be a moat but big first mover advantage. google never had a moat with their ads except for distribution.

None is. It’s just hype demand, similar to crypto