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> "don't try to leverage friendships for personal economic gain" Aristotle identifies three types of friendships. 1. Friendships of utility, the types you exp
by fny 4y ago
> "don't try to leverage friendships for personal economic gain"
Aristotle identifies three types of friendships.
1. Friendships of utility, the types you exploit for gain
2. Friendships of pleasure, the types you exploit to play basketball
3. Friendships of the good, true friendships
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- MichaelZuo 4y agoIn other words, business partners, beer buddies, and true friends. I still clearly remember the feelings I had on the day when I realized many who spoke of ‘friends’ likely not had a single one.
- more_corn 4y agoI went into business with my friends because I like collaborating on economic gain with my friends. Did I lose friends? I don’t know. I still enjoy being around them, working together, economically gaining together.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoIf you were in a truly life-or-death situation and they were in a position to help you but only through sacrificing a large part of their business interests, would they? That I think would be the ultimate and clearest differentiator. Of course such a situation is very rare so usually we can only rely on more ambiguous signals. More prosaically, would they sacrifice a small part of their business interests in exchange for some great benefit to you if you give them a promise to do the same in the future? And vice-versa? If so, then it would seem most likely they would be more than just business partners.