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Since we're talking about giving feedback, I think a more apt analogy is what happens when people with Honda Civics want to race. Australian billionaire Kerry
by zach 16y ago
Since we're talking about giving feedback, I think a more apt analogy is what happens when people with Honda Civics want to race.
Australian billionaire Kerry Packer was a notorious gambler. A legend about him is that at a poker tournament, he was challenged to play a high-stakes game by a Texan who bragged, "I'm worth $60 million." His response was to nonchalantly pull out a coin and ask, "Heads or tails?"
- AndyKelley 16y agoAt the risk of sounding dense... So did he imply that he was betting $60 million on the flip of a coin? I don't get why he would do that?
- kiiski 16y agoAccording to wikipedia, he was worth 6,5 billion. So probably the $60 million just didn't matter to him so much.
- danssig 16y agoBut that means it's not a fair bet. Had I been in the situation and had some idea of his value I would have said: "Very well, all my money versus all of yours. I choose tails."
- vecter 16y agoBecause betting $6.5 billion to win $60 million (and vice versa) is fair? That aside, fairness has nothing to do with it.
- jhamburger 16y agoIn the world of high-stakes gamblers, you're judged more on how much you're willing to gamble than how much $ you're actually worth. So that was an FU on multiple levels.
- reinhardt 16y agoGiven that typically "how much you're willing to gamble" << "how much you're actually worth", he basically equated the other guy's whole worth with a single bet of his (which was true). Would be fun to see the guy's reaction.