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His negotiating methods, if one can call them that, are like "single use weapons" that are relationship burning rather than building. If you are doing 100s of
by steveBK123 2mo ago
His negotiating methods, if one can call them that, are like "single use weapons" that are relationship burning rather than building. If you are doing 100s of one-off deals with counterparties you will never talk to again, and who don't know each other.. it might actually work.
But you burn the ability to make more deals with the same counterparty again.
If you played this game with your neighbor over a fenceline or tree limb dangerously overhanging into your yard.. you would save a few bucks once, and have an antagonistic relationship for the next 10-20 years of living next to them. Good luck getting the benefit of the doubt next time.
- amelius 2mo agoMeanwhile mister Trump is doing quite well financially, so he is doing something right; and your theory is not covering the whole story.
- sghiassy 2mo agoThere is something to be said about this. Apparently Machiavelli was onto something
- ozim 2mo ago[flagged]
- debo_ 2mo ago> Tell me you didn't read "The Prince" without telling me you didn't read it. Do you have to talk like this? How difficult is it to rewrite this as "I don't believe this is the message conveyed in The Prince."
- ozim 2mo agoWell yes, I stand by my sentences. There is always someone out there trying to push on people just like you and the phrasing is not really that offensive and as one would say "tongue-in-cheek". Do you enjoy finding weak people telling them "don't do this" when they barely step outside of "being utterly polite"?
- debo_ 2mo agoCriticizing someone's mischaracterization of a book while acting like a meme isn't particularly interesting. If you're going to be smug, at least be creative about it.
- ozim 2mo agoMost of people just move on, as I don't see more comments or downvotes. So there must be something specifically interesting for you I suppose.
- sghiassy 2mo agoI haven’t read it ;)