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Right. Spend 5 minutes flattering the king, and benefit from the outsized rewards from it.

• onion2k 7y ago
  Spend 5 minutes flattering the king, and benefit from the outsized rewards from it. Sure. The first time. But the king isn't stupid. He'll make you more and more subservient until eventually you'll be flattering him for bread and lentils else you'll be put in prison. People in power do that a lot.
  • librish 7y ago
    In this story it sounds like the king was kind of stupid. And if the deal is no longer good, just walk away, but now with more options than OP.
  • deleted 7y ago
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  • jdsully 7y ago
    The great thing about business unlike monarchies is there is always more than one king. Go find another one.