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on one side of the spectrum you have Theranos, all manner of predatory financial instruments, need I go on? while on the other extreme you have a cabbage in you
by walleeee 3y ago
on one side of the spectrum you have Theranos, all manner of predatory financial instruments, need I go on? while on the other extreme you have a cabbage in your garden, which we call a "primary producer" for good reason: it's a fully automated business which for a bit of tending will yield you dinner
sure, we're surfing an energy gradient, all of us children of the sun's benevolent surfeit, wealth already exists, fine. is there a definitive, one-size-fits-all criterion here? no, but you get the picture
- dghlsakjg 3y agoTo be fair to theranos, there were very intelligent people trying to do something incredible and had an actual product they wanted to make. If they had been able to do accomplish even some of what Holmes claimed they could, they would have had a real impact. Unfortunately the business was run by a set of sociopaths supervised by a board of geriatrics with no experience in the industry.
- walleeee 3y agoagreed, and this > the business was run by a set of sociopaths supervised by a board of geriatrics with no experience in the industry ...is far too often the case, so if one is gifted and fortunate enough to choose who one works for, one lesson might be: put serious effort and consideration into the decision
- dghlsakjg 3y agoAlso, if Kissinger is involved, it’s a bad idea. That’s been true for half a century