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Looks like this is a submarine story. Similar story from 2016 https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/21/warren-buffett-corporate-guidance-can-lead-to-malpractice-bad-resu
by zitterbewegung 8y ago
Looks like this is a submarine story. Similar story from 2016 https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/21/warren-buffett-corporate-guidance-can-lead-to-malpractice-bad-results.html https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/21/warren-buffett-corporate-gui...
- thinkpad20 8y agoNot a terminology I’m familiar with. What does “submarine story” mean?
- teach 8y ago"One of the most surprising things I discovered during my brief business career was the existence of the PR industry, lurking like a huge, quiet submarine beneath the news. Of the stories you read in traditional media that aren't about politics, crimes, or disasters, more than half probably come from PR firms." http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html I'm not sure I agree with the assessment for this story. What would it be PR for? The stock market? Warren Buffett?
- craftyguy 8y agoThis(1) is the only submarine story I can think of. 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film)
- rockinghigh 8y agoA story that comes up once in a while, like a submarine.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoThis is a good tell that the story might be a submarine, yes, but the origin/meaning of this term is pg's essay, as quoted by 'teach.
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