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So, there are artificial constraints to the scalability of an operation like his. For starters, all territory is split up among the different crews who run the
by m0nastic 15y ago
So, there are artificial constraints to the scalability of an operation like his.
For starters, all territory is split up among the different crews who run them. That they do this democratically and unanimously without anyone muscling in on surrounding territory is something I've never quite figured out; but it's been working for forty years.
That limitation on potential territory makes you maximize your resources in the geographic areas you control. You get to the point where you know the best neighborhoods for your guys to work based on time-of-day, holidays, local sports schedules, which neighborhoods are composed of people who primarily have others over for the holidays, vs. which neighborhoods primarily go somewhere else to celebrate, etc.
So there is a pretty small limit to how large an operation like that gets, but he's able to pay for his house, send his kids all to private school, and ensure they all can go to any college they want.
It's a decent "lifestyle business", minus the fact that it's a terrible thing to do to people, and unbelievably dangerous.
- dennisgorelik 15y ago> all territory is split up among the different crews That's probably not that much due to negotiation, but because smarter team tips off police about criminal activity of competing team, and competing team ends up in jail. I would guess that more aggressive team is more likely to end up in jail, which causes natural evolution toward less greedy teams. Still, stealing is a stupid choice for people capable of running efficient organization.
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