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> At least in this one case there are non-sophisticated financial forces at play. I'm not convinced that's a fair assumption. Everyone has reasons they'd like
by austenallred 9y ago
> At least in this one case there are non-sophisticated financial forces at play.
I'm not convinced that's a fair assumption. Everyone has reasons they'd like to make more money and some vague idea of what they'd do if they were more wealthy. Acknowledging that you want your business to be successful because x doesn't necessarily indicate that a decision making process is irrational or unsophisticated.
- yequalsx 9y agoI'd say that a major part in his deciding to take $6 million in loans and signing an exclusive contract with Costco has to do with emotion and not purely financial reasons. It may be a good decision but at least part of the decision making was not for sophisticated financial reasons.
- austenallred 9y agoI think it's silly to assume that's the case. You could very well be right, but there's no way to make that anything more than an assumption based on the article.
- yequalsx 9y agoWell the man in the article talked about how important it was for him to bring his boys home. That is provide an environment where he sees them at home with a future in farming. It's what he said. Emotion is a huge part of business decisions for most people. It's rare for someone to disassociate their emotions from the transaction. This is well known.