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Right. While not impossible (it's possible for almost anyone, no?), this type of blackmail is probably extremely uncommon. In the real world, it's so much more
by ims 13y ago
Right. While not impossible (it's possible for almost anyone, no?), this type of blackmail is probably extremely uncommon.
In the real world, it's so much more likely to be "he's a cool guy, we went to the same prep school, why not?" Which renders the same result, but in less of a movie-script dramatic way.
- michaelochurch 13y agoWhile not impossible (it's possible for almost anyone, no?), this type of blackmail is probably extremely uncommon. Wrong. It's extremely common, but it's also subtle. It's best if the target doesn't know what you have on him. That's the beauty of business school. You were out drinking with him 25 times and he doesn't remember half of them, so you don't have to mention "the dirt". (Also: you shouldn't. Explicit extortion will put you in jail.) He has no memory of what specific episodes you have on him, and there might not even be any. He just knows that if you say, "introduce me to <Y>" or "invite me to your winter party" that he has no choice.
- jerrya 13y agoSigh. I clearly went to the wrong business school, and I bet being married and having a kid didn't help me either on this score. :( (I was there in that capstone project where you had a bug in the excel spreadsheet and we just pasted value over it!)