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So the board tries to stay out of it until there is a clear mission.

Now, we have to see the 8K numbers to understand whether this is now a clear call from shareholders to do it.

If there were so many abstains, it may not be.

But you also have to know that this shareholder proposal number seven was always only advisory.

It was never that this vote would have been an automatic investment.

If the board now convenes that they want to invest, we will certainly have another shareholder vote on the exact proposal of investment, not just on the general idea.

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So despite the vibe session we're seeing in the market today in the last few days, a firm's consumer is really healthy.

They're shopping, they're buying, they're paying their bills.

They're energized by the upcoming holidays.

I think, frankly, the rumors of the American consumer's death are greatly exaggerated.

Affirm's brand, our promise really, is use us when it matters to you because you'll have total control and great degree of transparency.

And as the outside pressures, even the stories you read, weigh people down, it's easy to say, you know what, Affirm is at least the one thing that's going to keep me clear and in good control.