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I believe I am gifted with a good judge of character. I have only been screwed over by people a few times, and was always expecting it from that person. I hav

by mrtron 19y ago

I believe I am gifted with a good judge of character. I have only been screwed over by people a few times, and was always expecting it from that person. I have met 3 successful people in business that are what I would consider honest and straight shooting. I have kept in contact with all 3. I have met hundreds of unsuccessful people who fall into the 'have morals' category. The majority of people who I have met who have been very successful are snakes. I have met a few new billionaires, and the tactics that they used even against their employees and friends were very shady. One of them bought out a partner for a very low amount because he knew they were about to sell at a very high valuation shortly. What I have discovered is most people play the game to win, and rarely play with integrity. I mean this all in a very non-judgmental way (even the snakes part!), people should live their lives by their own moral compass.

edw519 19y ago
"What I have discovered" What I have OBSERVED Like I said, my experience is different. I have conducted business over the years with many very honorable (and usually rich) people who often were able to conduct business with an understanding or a handshake. Maybe things have changed, but there are still a lot of people who spend a lifetime building an spotless reputation and protect it dearly. I sure hope you get a chance to do business with more of them in your future.
- mrtron 19y ago
  No, not what I have observed. What I have discovered. I have met a large enough sample set to make these statements. I am judging their morals and how honorable they are against a scale that I perceive to be true. Honor and morality is highly subjective. Even within the most honest folks I have met, very few reward the people they stood on the backs of to make it to the top. Woz gave some of the original Apple developers over a million dollars of his personal stock in the company as they were about to go public because he felt they were under-compensated - how many people would do this?

by mrtron 19y ago

edw519 19y ago

"What I have discovered" What I have OBSERVED Like I said, my experience is different. I have conducted business over the years with many very honorable (and usually rich) people who often were able to conduct business with an understanding or a handshake. Maybe things have changed, but there are still a lot of people who spend a lifetime building an spotless reputation and protect it dearly. I sure hope you get a chance to do business with more of them in your future.

mrtron 19y ago
No, not what I have observed. What I have discovered. I have met a large enough sample set to make these statements. I am judging their morals and how honorable they are against a scale that I perceive to be true. Honor and morality is highly subjective. Even within the most honest folks I have met, very few reward the people they stood on the backs of to make it to the top. Woz gave some of the original Apple developers over a million dollars of his personal stock in the company as they were about to go public because he felt they were under-compensated - how many people would do this?