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> One of the later tweets is "pick business partners...with integrity." They're both good bits of advice. Really? This is good advice? Is "don't work with a kn

by juve1996 4y ago

> One of the later tweets is "pick business partners...with integrity." They're both good bits of advice. Really? This is good advice? Is "don't work with a known thief" also good advice? Most people know this already. They make it seem like it's this grand knowledge. it's not. It's worthless advice dressed up to sound good.

strken 4y ago
One of my (distant and now deceased) family members got ripped off by a business partner who fled the country, who he knew was slimy but decided to trust for some reason. Yes, it would have been good advice for him. It's not grand knowledge unveiled by the Secret Brotherhood of Hidden Twitter Masters, it's just...normal good advice. You shouldn't go into business with crooks. People do it all the time, and it often ends poorly for them. "Eat your vegetables" and "take your car in for a service when it makes weird noises" are also good bits of advice, for the right audience.
- juve1996 4y ago
  > who he knew was slimy but decided to trust for some reason. Yes, it would have been good advice for him. He knew he was slimy, and did so anyway. This advice would not then help. > You shouldn't go into business with crooks. People do it all the time, and it often ends poorly for them. The problem isn't that they don't know they shouldn't do business with crooks. Most of them do. Just like many know that murder is wrong and yet people still kill. Eating vegetables is almost directly actionable. So is taking your car in for service. But this is far from the "don't do business with crooks." Which is generic, unhelpful advice. And many crooks have made it rich and made others rich too. Is the advice even always true? Many a person got rich off of corruption.
ReptileMan 4y ago
Everybody forgets the basics from time to time and needs to be reminded. There are people that are surprised when the partner who cheated with them in their previous relationship also cheats on them in the current.
- juve1996 4y ago
  I don't know if I buy that. > There are people that are surprised when the partner who cheated with them in their previous relationship also cheats on them in the current. Is it that these people don't know the risk, or they willingly choose to take the risk, because of some potential reward, such as having a partner? I say that is more likely. A lot of people know things are bad decisions and do them anyway - often because of hopes.

strken 4y ago

One of my (distant and now deceased) family members got ripped off by a business partner who fled the country, who he knew was slimy but decided to trust for some reason. Yes, it would have been good advice for him. It's not grand knowledge unveiled by the Secret Brotherhood of Hidden Twitter Masters, it's just...normal good advice. You shouldn't go into business with crooks. People do it all the time, and it often ends poorly for them. "Eat your vegetables" and "take your car in for a service when it makes weird noises" are also good bits of advice, for the right audience.

juve1996 4y ago
> who he knew was slimy but decided to trust for some reason. Yes, it would have been good advice for him. He knew he was slimy, and did so anyway. This advice would not then help. > You shouldn't go into business with crooks. People do it all the time, and it often ends poorly for them. The problem isn't that they don't know they shouldn't do business with crooks. Most of them do. Just like many know that murder is wrong and yet people still kill. Eating vegetables is almost directly actionable. So is taking your car in for service. But this is far from the "don't do business with crooks." Which is generic, unhelpful advice. And many crooks have made it rich and made others rich too. Is the advice even always true? Many a person got rich off of corruption.

ReptileMan 4y ago

Everybody forgets the basics from time to time and needs to be reminded. There are people that are surprised when the partner who cheated with them in their previous relationship also cheats on them in the current.

juve1996 4y ago
I don't know if I buy that. > There are people that are surprised when the partner who cheated with them in their previous relationship also cheats on them in the current. Is it that these people don't know the risk, or they willingly choose to take the risk, because of some potential reward, such as having a partner? I say that is more likely. A lot of people know things are bad decisions and do them anyway - often because of hopes.