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It’s but a matter of positioning, IIRC BP has this slogan “beyond petroleum” and my guess is that MBS is not the most sensitive human, but rather one of those “
by eyelovewe 5y ago
It’s but a matter of positioning, IIRC BP has this slogan “beyond petroleum” and my guess is that MBS is not the most sensitive human, but rather one of those “impose your will at any cost” golden children who think they actually earned their status, etc, so I’m gonna chalk this up to incompetence meets ostentatious for 100 points, Alex
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> children who think they actually earned their status His objective achievements in that area are more than most people could claim. You think it's easy winning a power struggle?
- mrDmrTmrJ 5y agoI don't think it's easy winning a power struggle. But I do think winning a power struggle counter-selects for many traits that make it very hard to create a well functioning economy. In 'Designing a fighter' to win a power struggle, I'd take: ruthlessness, sudden betrayal, and a willingness to use violence. Yet economies and cultures that tend to succeed value investment, rule of law, cooperation, learning, property rights, and finding win-win arrangement. The original article was about how a forced dividend is cutting necessary investment, which does not seem wise, but very much seems like the act of a powerful monarch who doesn't understand what underlies long-term success.