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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by wmf on Thursday September 12, 2019 @02:11PM (#20954497)
Investments shouldn't be judged in hindsight, the ends don't justify the means, etc.
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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by caymanjim on Thursday September 12, 2019 @03:21PM (#20955308)
Hindsight is the only meaningful metric for investments. Was it a good bet or not? Full stop.
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Re:The FBI is investigating Mithril Capital for financial mi... by perl4ever on Thursday September 12, 2019 @08:52PM (#20958061)
That's like saying the supreme court's verdict is the only metric for whether something is constitutional. If that's so, then where do they get their rulings from?

You're implicitly denying the difference between correlation and causation.

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