Re:Meta Earning Results Q3 2022 [pdf]
by AnotherGoodName on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @09:08PM
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>But I would never bet against Mark.
I think that's part of the problem to be honest. People who have a reputation for never making mistakes tend to double down rather than acknowledge the mistake and back off.
Imagine going straight from your early 20s into a position where you're hailed as never making a mistake. IG, whatapp, etc all panned out. What happens when you finally do spend $2billion on a failure such as oculus? Do you note the failure and back off or do you start spending $20billion a year, change the company name and double down (to the power of 8)?
Anyway at least this instance of it is more harmless than Putin's example in global terms. It's still reasonably clear to me what's happening though.
I think that's part of the problem to be honest. People who have a reputation for never making mistakes tend to double down rather than acknowledge the mistake and back off.
Imagine going straight from your early 20s into a position where you're hailed as never making a mistake. IG, whatapp, etc all panned out. What happens when you finally do spend $2billion on a failure such as oculus? Do you note the failure and back off or do you start spending $20billion a year, change the company name and double down (to the power of 8)?
Anyway at least this instance of it is more harmless than Putin's example in global terms. It's still reasonably clear to me what's happening though.