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0 pointsJohnFen2y ago0 comments

> bad guys have, in general, better execution an exposure that the good ones.

So much better that I take it purely on faith that there are decent people in that space. I have to take it on faith, because I haven't actually seen or heard from any of them and so have no evidence that they exist.

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wslh2y ago

I consider others and my company, good actors in the space: think about the space critically and giving transparent feedback and scenarios between the skepticism and the utopia.

JohnFenOP2y ago

And you may well be -- but I don't know you or your company, so I have no way of knowing. The space is generally so tainted that it's not unreasonable to assume the people in it aren't exactly good until proven otherwise.

mthoms2y ago

>The space is generally so tainted that it's not unreasonable to assume the people in it aren't exactly good until proven otherwise.

I could say the exact same about the finance, defence, and health insurance sectors.

For over 40 years, I've only ever heard bad news about those industries. Still, it would be wrong to assume every single individual actor in those spaces is a bad actor; I know that bad news is widely reported in the media, and good news rarely is.

wslh2y ago

Logically speaking you are saying that there is no exist good people in the space. That is a really difficult assertion to probe. I am saying something simpler: there exist good people in the space.

Then, you are saying "but I don't know you or your company, so I have no way of knowing.". Well, that is not my job, do your work if you want to change your mind. If you need help I can present you to good people but I assume you can do it by yourself.

Also, again logically, saying that there is no good people in the space, we should first define good people in general. Not trying to sound pedantic but trying to show you that your assertion is about a lot of people, probably in the order or millions.

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wslh2y ago

I consider others and my company, good actors in the space: think about the space critically and giving transparent feedback and scenarios between the skepticism and the utopia.

JohnFenOP2y ago

mthoms2y ago

>The space is generally so tainted that it's not unreasonable to assume the people in it aren't exactly good until proven otherwise.

I could say the exact same about the finance, defence, and health insurance sectors.

wslh2y ago

Logically speaking you are saying that there is no exist good people in the space. That is a really difficult assertion to probe. I am saying something simpler: there exist good people in the space.

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