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Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big?

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167 points godelmachine | 1 comments | 19 Oct 24 14:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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jakubmazanec ◴[19 Oct 24 16:21 UTC] No.41888729[source]▶
Obligatory John Oliver video on the topic: https://youtu.be/AiOUojVd6xQ?si=anI1_FKkDM4oDI1M
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artursapek ◴[19 Oct 24 16:23 UTC] No.41888738[source]▶
Nothing about John Oliver is obligatory
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datavirtue ◴[19 Oct 24 18:05 UTC] No.41889429[source]▶
Agreed. I watched an a show on something I knew a lot about and was appalled out how much he missed the mark and/or had an agenda. I always liked his show and tended to agree with his take until then. Great rehtoric, Im just concerned that people might be eating his shit and forming "informed" opinions on things because Oliver's team "already did all the research."

Keep some salt handy.

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rolandog ◴[19 Oct 24 22:40 UTC] No.41891342[source]▶
Could you elaborate a bit more? I'm interested to know on which topic did Last Week Tonight miss the mark (and, why do you consider they had a hidden agenda?).
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1. datavirtue ◴[20 Oct 24 14:44 UTC] No.41895685[source]▶
At the core they avoid consideration of an entire side of the story except to cherry pick certain individuals from that side and then lob a string of personal attacks on them; making fun of how they look or how they talk.

It's entertainment. Don't let it cloud your decisions aside from considering the raw facts. Thoroughly research everything on your own. The laughs are not free.