u/carpetmagicianlaughs ·
Reddit — r/wallstreetbets
· August 20, 2026 at 22:20
· ⬆ 351 pts
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Author argues Meta/Zuckerberg is a capital-allocation disaster: massive AI CAPEX, Reality Labs losses, legal/FCF risks, and no buybacks.
Despite this bearish thesis, he explicitly reveals he is long 700 shares of META with a $1,000 price target and expects the stock to rally next year.
Quality assessment: Speculation/noise — emotional critique of management, no detailed financial modeling, but includes a clear position and price target.
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The zuck is a failure and the stock price reflects that. I tried to be optimistic, I really did, but their management team have amazing expertise to find the most optimal way to spend as much money as possible for as little ROI as possible. I do not believe the idea that ai investments lead to increased ad conversions and top line growth, but rather it’s a function of an already engaging platform that captures the world’s attention. On top of them incinerating cash to make CAPEX providers rich (Cuckerberg style),reality labs is a permanent tax on their FCF. They are also likely to lose the lawsuits paving the way for more attorney generals to steal their FCF. No share buy backs either, it’s fucking over man. They turned a CAPEX light business to an infrastructure heavy business like Amazon retail. Their management hates getting rich. Zuckerberg should win the genius world record for the worst capital allocator in history. With that being said, I am long 700 shares with a 1000 price target 🚀. I will see you at the moon next year
Author owns 700 shares of Meta and targets $1,000 per share, while detailing heavy CAPEX burn, Reality Labs losses, legal overhangs, and no buybacks. The stock is already being punished for Meta’s capital allocation fears, so any sign of CAPEX discipline or AI monetization success could trigger a sharp re-rating. Long META as a contrarian bet that the market is over-weighting management failure and under-weighting the core platform’s durability. Continued runaway CAPEX, deteriorating ad quality, Reality Labs cash burn, adverse lawsuits, and lack of buyback support.
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