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A fun continuation is that Joe Kennedy made a lot of money insider-trading. He then helped to create and was the first Chairman of the SEC, closing off numerous
by tyre 5y ago
A fun continuation is that Joe Kennedy made a lot of money insider-trading. He then helped to create and was the first Chairman of the SEC, closing off numerous avenues for others to get wealthy how he did.
You gotta respect the gusto.
- GPerson 5y agoLet’s not respect the gusto. Just going to quote a brilliant observation shared on hn yesterday by wolverine876. “There's a 'hot' subculture in our society that says 'if you ain't cheating, you ain't trying', that refers to lies as 'hustle', that rewards and embraces deception as just agressiveness and boldness, as a norm for life and business and even a celebration of human nature - as if the worst elements of human nature define us any more than the best, as if we don't have that choice (at least, that's how I am trying to articulate it).”