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520 points kevinyew | 2 comments | 04 Sep 25 12:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.529s | source
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sniffers ◴[04 Sep 25 13:51 UTC] No.45127286[source]▶
Building Dia was such a colossal mistake, and the folks running TBCNY seem to not understand. They believe they are reinventing the wheel, and every time I hear them talk I cringe.
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whalesalad ◴[04 Sep 25 14:19 UTC] No.45127572[source]▶
Selling for over half a billion dollars sounds like zero mistakes were made.
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afavour ◴[04 Sep 25 14:31 UTC] No.45127713[source]▶
Doesn't mean it isn't a mistake, just means you've conned someone into thinking your mistake was a good choice.
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whalesalad ◴[04 Sep 25 14:39 UTC] No.45127820[source]▶
That is 99.99999% of all things in life. Business. Sales. Dating.
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sniffers ◴[04 Sep 25 14:54 UTC] No.45127996[source]▶
What a horrifying outlook.
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1. jereees ◴[04 Sep 25 22:29 UTC] No.45132966[source]▶
Horrifying? I think it’s humble to say unless you believe in perfection

Edit: lol I read conned as convinced.

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2. sniffers ◴[05 Sep 25 06:17 UTC] No.45135492[source]▶
Yeah, treating dating like a con is a wild thing to assert.