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There are several ways to approach the matter. Negroponte took the worst possible way to approach it after Ito made a long speech. >“I told Joi to take the mon
by ryacko 7y ago
There are several ways to approach the matter. Negroponte took the worst possible way to approach it after Ito made a long speech.
>“I told Joi to take the money,” he said, “and I would do it again.”
That statement implies he doesn’t care at all. There are other ways to handle it, like he does care, but there’s nothing he can do about it, or have an excuse that Epstein had no control over the use of the funds (if true), but to say something like “Yeah, big deal, I’d do business with the guy again” is tactless.
- luckylion 7y ago> That statement implies he doesn’t care at all. Not necessarily, he might care and weigh options and consequences and come to a different conclusion than you, me or most people. If he still comes to that conclusion today, "I would do it again" is the obvious answer.
- ryacko 7y agoThat is the difference of being in a position of authority versus the opposite. When people look to people in authority, there are expectations, that they are somehow responsive to an organization’s needs, that they make the best possible decision based on the facts. Negroponte took an action that proves he is unsuited for his position of authority, by making the worst possible statement and also by rejecting everyone’s opinion on the matter.