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“Do you care to know why I’m in this chair… why I earn the big bucks? I'm here for one reason and one reason alone. I'm here to guess what the music might do a
by sharkweek 2y ago
“Do you care to know why I’m in this chair… why I earn the big bucks? I'm here for one reason and one reason alone. I'm here to guess what the music might do a week, a month, a year from now, that’s it, nothing more.” John Tuld, Margin Call
I think about this movie all the time now that I’ve been in the corporate world for a while and I have realized one consistent outcome: the leaders who “guess” right a lot survive a hell of a lot longer than those who get it wrong.
- elteto 2y agoI could perfectly hear in my head Jeremy Irons delivering those lines. What a fantastic scene.
- penguin_booze 2y ago"And please, speak as you might, to a young child; or, a Golden Retriever" -- I, when I'm reading academic papers. Also I, when I'm trying to review a pull request.
- kaliqt 2y agoThat is one of the best movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of movies. But I am a little biased since I like that kind of stuff.
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- keiferski 2y agoI agree, it is as near perfect as a film can be. It does exactly what it sets out to do, the acting and casting are entirely on point, and there is no violence.
- justaj 2y agoSpoiler: A phone did get destroyed, though. Arguably a (large) part of the economy as well.
- raxxorraxor 2y agoYou don't need to guess correctly, a large company with enough capital can just buy a huge amount of new developments.
- esel2k 2y agoWait how was the story again with Ballmer and the Iphone?