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Re:Alcohol as a social technology to check the trustworthine... by Nullabillity on Saturday August 08, 2020 @09:27AM (#24091476)
If people need to be on drugs to consider your product, maybe it's time to take a long hard look at what it is you're selling?
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Re:Alcohol as a social technology to check the trustworthine... by PeterisP on Saturday August 08, 2020 @12:43PM (#24093014)
It's not about markets for some niche products, it's about geographical markets where you can't negotiate a wholesale distribution deal for a line of shampoo or a refrigerator brand if you're not willing to drink with your partners.
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Re:Alcohol as a social technology to check the trustworthine... by austincheney on Sunday August 09, 2020 @10:23AM (#24099823)
> it's about geographical markets

In most states in the US business transactions negotiated in the presence of alcohol (any alcohol) renders a contract void due to legally provable diminished capacity. It sounds like you are taking unnecessary risks without approval from your corporate legal advisors.

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