@gothgfdotrip I think it's unreasonable to seek to unilaterally change the terms of a deal after seeing the result, yes. If the owner wants to be generous with the profits, by all means.
@UtahFlatRanger It isn't 10x harder. It just isn't. Maybe it's a little harder, but it isn't even 2x as hard much less 10x. And it's still extremely easy compared to 100 years ago. Thinking you're a victim will turn you into a victim. 1/5 success rate is about right for previous generations, too
@UncleCheeki@elftummy1489 They do hedonic adjustments within narrow categories but they don't swap anything out. Certainly not beef for pork or chicken.
@D3Sweetheart@ReddCinema Well, those are legitimately different things with different purposes. We have different words to describe different things. I don't find the English language in general to be funny.
@cb_doge Did peoole find it entertaining? My memory of thr launch is that most people found it either stupidly wasteful or just didn't care at the time.
@CPDDOUGH@matthewstoller Private equity CEOs are the worst possible examples because they almost always operate under artificial constraints. They aren't chosen for their operational chops and PE doesn't measure success based on that skill.