TechCrunch looks at research showing that when more people adopt a practice, it will become increasingly widespread due to growing awareness and legitimacy. Yet when it comes to something that’s more controversial — which the argument could be made for SPACs, TechCrunch writes — outsider concern and skepticism also grows as the practice becomes more widely used. Read more.
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