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Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by knicholes » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 5:57 PM UTC

gunshai wrote: post #50

Ididntdothis wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never understood why Lewinsky got ridiculed that much. If anything she was a victim in the whole thing. Or am I missing something?

If you're more curious about this story. I highly recommend slate's slow burn on the Clinton Scandal. https://slate.com/slow-burn Impeccable journalism and incredible interviews are given.

I'm sorry to be pedantic, but I'm confused by what seemed to be a recommendation to read this link because it's going to be awesome, but then you say "incredible interviews." I'd feel a lot better if you clarified, before I read, "incredible" as in "extraordinary" or "difficult to believe."

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by Phenomenit » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 5:58 PM UTC

Maybe he was fed up and wanted a real exit.

There are other stories of people giving away huge fortunes prehumously because they might think the money is better used elsewhere.

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by dmix » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 5:59 PM UTC

dragontamer wrote: post #56

gdy wrote: post #49

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How is she a victim?

I think you'd have to be a 90s kid to really understand. It was the Lewinsky affair, or the Lewinsky scandal. Lewinsky's name was attached to the event more so than even Bill Clinton. As such, it was Lewinsky's name who appeared in songs, raps, TV shows, movies, etc. etc. to describe the political drama at the time. https://genius.com/Saint-jhn-monica-lewinsky-lyrics Lewinsky also had to describe her sexual acts to C…

Got any examples of songs from the 1990s? That songs seems to be from this year.

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by 4ntonius8lock » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 5:59 PM UTC

yummypaint wrote: post #2

All the guy did was be honest, and its not like he revealed anything people didnt know already. Seems like an emperors new clothes kind of situation.

You can't offend anybody more than by telling them a truth they don't want to hear.

If you insult someone with something that is clearly not true, they will brush it off.

But tell the truth they don't like and you will be hated more than anyone.

This is coming from someone who was frequently hated for saying the truth, because I come from a different culture and hadn't figured out how to navigate human interactions in the west. Especially when it comes to points that are related to people's identity formation (jewelry being a part of that)

Or as a favorite song says:

When the truth walks away

Everybody stays

Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by dmix » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC

Phenomenit wrote: post #72

Maybe he was fed up and wanted a real exit. There are other stories of people giving away huge fortunes prehumously because they might think the money is better used elsewhere.

Money isn't a finite resource that "goes elsewhere" if you don't generate it through business activity. This is probably one of the biggest popular misconceptions of how business works, that there is only a limited amount of value to go around, instead of it just being a near unlimited balloon that can expand or contract.

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by calibas » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC

What I find most fascinating is that a multimillion dollar company was destroyed simply because the owner told the truth. Imagine if fast food CEOs were honest about the quality of their food instead of just parroting marketing bullshit.

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by dragontamer » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:00 PM UTC

dmix wrote: post #73

dragontamer wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you'd have to be a 90s kid to really understand. It was the Lewinsky affair, or the Lewinsky scandal. Lewinsky's name was attached to the event more so than even Bill Clinton. As such, it was Lewinsky's name who appeared in songs, raps, TV shows, movies, etc. etc. to describe the political drama at the time. https://genius.com/Saint-jhn-monica-lewinsky-lyrics Lewinsky also had to describe her sexual acts to C…

Got any examples of songs from the 1990s? That songs seems to be from this year.

Hmm, I just searched for the first song. I'm going to fully admit that I'm bad with music and don't listen to much. But 100% Lewinsky's name was used in a lot of stuff.

Instead of listing lyrics myself... I searched around for maybe an article + writer who is better than me at this sort of thing. This article may be what you're looking for: https://www.thecut.com/2015/03/every-rap-song-that-mentions-...

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by gdy » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:01 PM UTC

roland35 wrote: post #54

gdy wrote: post #49

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How is she a victim?

Whenever there is a huge power mismatch in a relationship - that is generally not a situation where you can't say someone is not coerced in any way. Especially when the person in question is the president of the United States!

Why not? Women are naturally attracted to men in power, others seek career advantages over coworkers through sex with their superiors.

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by eloff » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:02 PM UTC

roland35 wrote: post #54

gdy wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How is she a victim?

Whenever there is a huge power mismatch in a relationship - that is generally not a situation where you can't say someone is not coerced in any way. Especially when the person in question is the president of the United States!

It's also generally not a situation where you can say someone was coerced in any way without knowing more details. They are two adults engaging in consensual activity. I seriously doubt she thought there would be negative consequences if she said no. More likely she thought she might stand to gain something if she went along with it, but that's hardly coercion.

I don't know, I have somewhat different thinking about sex in professional settings. I tend to see women as more capable of using their own judgement in those situations and less needing of protection. That's not always the case though, like with Harvey Weinstein.

Edit: comment if you disagree, downvotes won't change my opinion.

Re: A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10 seconds (2018)

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Post by davidgh » Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:03 PM UTC

crawfordcomeaux wrote: post #16

It's funny how people will paint being honest as a gaffe. The original gaffe was selling people crap and not telling them it's crap.

Imagine the difference in how you’d feel as a middle-class working guy buying from them. The CEO could say:

“We work hard to keep our prices low by carefully selecting affordable materials while still providing stylish, attractive and fashionable products our customers love.”

...or:

“Our products are crap, the materials in them are crap, and by virtue of buying them, our customers assert that all they want is crap.”

Producing low cost items is not the issue, and naturally the quality is less with low cost items. People understood they weren’t buying high-grade platinum. It’s the expressed sentiment of the company leader was the gaffe.