Ive been in these types of meetings at public companies. I think this is too pessimistic. The bigger issue is even with reasonable intentions and data, their ab

Ive been in these types of meetings at public companies. I think this is too pessimistic. The bigger issue is even with reasonable intentions and data, their ability to predict the future is limited. I.e., general rule, don't assign to malice which can be explained by incompetency.