I get your point, yet somebody misinterpreting a joke should have no impact on the company...
Unless the company actually had inadequate reserves to meet customer withdrawals, thus leaving the solvency of the company at risk of a good old-fashioned fractional reserve style bank-run...
Oh, I could care less about the company, but I do care about the integrity of HN as a whole. That doesn't mean I don't like the occasional joke on here either, but since that story seemed a bit light on details and people were looking for information, posting satire that looks very much like valid information can be unintentionally misleading.
Unless the company actually had inadequate reserves to meet customer withdrawals, thus leaving the solvency of the company at risk of a good old-fashioned fractional reserve style bank-run...