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Re:Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10B Contract by tifellow on Monday October 28, 2019 @10:37AM (#21377370)
Regarding valuations, I hate using price ratios. But, being able to determine the "true" price of something is almost practically useless unless there are other people that at some point in time will agree with you. Otherwise the faux-price is what you will buy and sell at.

Regarding applying reflexivity to Texans, you'd be better off to recognize the long-standing, consistent cultural values of individualism and independence.

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Re:Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10B Contract by H8crilA on Monday October 28, 2019 @09:06PM (#21383404)
> long-standing, consistent cultural values of individualism and independence

Cultural values are a product of reflexivity. The very fact that they differ between places even in the absence of any difference in genetic material of individuals is very good evidence. After all it's clear there's no "Texan Gene".

And I'm not saying it's bad! It just is a part of reality.

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