But there’s one question no one’s asked so far: Is Occupy Wall Street a bubble? “I don’t think there’s a bubble,” the sardonic tech pundit Alex Blagg told Betabeat in an email. “In fact, I’m aggressively bullish on Occupy Wall Street. It has all the hallmarks of any real buzzy tech startup: seemingly limitless idealistic potential, great ‘anti-establishment’ brand positioning, and most importantly, a vague coolness among kids on Tumblr.” He estimated the protest, which had raised about $300,000 as of Tuesday, could get a valuation of more than $6 billion.

Beta Test! New York Startups Think Occupy Wall Street Has a Bad Pitch | Betabeat — News, gossip and intel from Silicon Alley 2.0.

Alex Blagg for the win.

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