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description: "Charlie Munger started buying Alibaba in the first quarter of 2021, averaged down on paper losses along the way, and finally exited with a 40% loss through forced liquidation.Munger publicly admitted that this was one of his worst mistakes, leaving behind that classic line: Alibaba, at the end of the day, is still a retailer.Less than a year later, the old man passed away suddenly, rumored to have been angered to death by Alibaba 😂"
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author: "[浩浩荡荡地](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/19784218.md)"
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# Charlie Munger started buying Alibaba in the first…


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