theneverfox

You're halfway there.

Yes, it was the best tool, in context

In that context, what was better?

Can I touch?

Exactly. And what is the best tool? The best tool for the job

I haven't used Facebook in 10 years. When do I get my democracy back?

How cute. You think we have other options?

We don't.

What the shit??? Fucking team Cherry, they always hit you out of nowhere...

You really never know until you're in the moment.

I was once in a situation like that... When people started screaming I was already carrying my niece under one arm (who was a preteen no longer usually carried) and bringing her to my stepdad and telling him to get her out of here. I didn't realize what I was doing, I didn't hear her asking me what was happening until I was power walking towards the screaming and telling my mom (a nurse) who asked what to do that she should follow me to see if there was something to be done

Turns out a woman offed herself in a bathroom, there was nothing to be done. I snapped out of it, and I was more disturbed by how calm I was during the whole thing than anything else

But now I know. My mind will shut off and I'll act...I have the memory of what I did, but not a single thought went through my head during the event. I was equally ready to fight someone with a gun barehanded or to cover my hands in blood to slow the bleeding. I probably would barely notice getting shot in that state

I guess I always thought I'd be the heroic type, but lots of people do. I'm shocked at how effective I was in the moment... My priorities were followed perfectly, I locked the fuck in, head empty, no thoughts, no hesitation

I think that's always what it's like. And that's why you never really know... I'm not a leader, in fact my step dad is and I hate telling people what to do. But when the chips are down, I bark orders that people obey and run towards the danger automatically

And I'm pretty proud of that

I meant to delete the comment to keep things simple, but what I was going to say is something like

fine, but debt is like gambling. There's situations where it makes sense, but it's addictive. It's mortgaging your own future, even when it maths out it's a risk - shit happens

And if you over leverage and under perform, it's over. If you can pay yourself and your employees, you're better off never taking on debt again.

Like Wegmans. It's the very best grocery store, everyone who goes there agrees. They grow slowly because they only open new locations when they have the cash to do so, and so they never have to compromise on quality in any way

True. We can't let them just dance over the line, that wears away the line

If they cross the line at all, they've broken the social contract. They are no longer protected by it, no longer entitled to tolerance or respect. They don't deserve to go about their lives unmolested or get invited to family dinner

It's like, basic civilization type shit. The problem is we've confused what is legal with what is acceptable as a society

Learning to read was a mistake

Kids don't use file systems anymore, by the time they grow up they'll be begging an AI to pretty please open the file... No, I know it's there, I just downloaded it... I'm sorry, okay, just open the most recent download...

companies just can't seem to know how to grow without line go up mentality.

That's like saying "people just can't seem to harness the advantages of cancer without dying"

If you never take money and get hooked by outside sources, you can just slowly grow, with no debt, beholden to no one

If you take the money with any strings attached at all, you basically have to grow like cancer or your company will be sold for parts. It's inevitable at that point

Don't take the money kids. If you have to take a business loan in the beginning - fine,