Two things you seem to be forgetting: 1) SoftBank doesn't give up on companies it believes can be fixed. Look at Sprint as an example. So when a SoftBank compa

Two things you seem to be forgetting: 1) SoftBank doesn't give up on companies it believes can be fixed. Look at Sprint as an example. So when a SoftBank company fails, it's not a simple oversight. 2) The narrative about WeWork wasn't created, it was real. Bullshit valuation of a company whose few competitors were worth less despite ostensibly executing better. SoftBank gets to wear that one. You can't exactly call a multi-billion-dollar loss a "distraction."