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KodyKeir posted...

The initial buyout and firing was a way to buy stories that cracked controlled and prevent staff from continuing to write in certain topics.

This isn't even remotely true, and borders on conspiracy theory BS.

Cracked was bought because it was becoming one of the most popular humor sites on the web, and corporations love buying growing websites and services (in exactly the same way GameFAQs got bought by C|Net and CBS when it was one of the highest-traffic game sites on the web). Unfortunately, corporations also tend to be utterly shit at monetizing and maintaining the success of those websites (in exactly the same way C|Net and CBS kind of ruined GameFAQs and then sold it off once it was damaged goods).

If anything, it sounds like something Cody would say, because Cody's gone full left-wing flake since then (or David Wong/Jason Pargin, but he was always kind of an asshole from day one). But most of the other main personalities and writers have always been pretty open about the fact that it was a money-motivated deal (even ones like Michael Swaim who've always been pretty far Left themselves in terms of outlook and content).