In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.
“In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.”
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In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.
“In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.”
In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else.
Real politics is messy and morally ambiguous and doesn't make for a compelling thriller.
Punk rock has never really had much patience with musical virtuosity. Actually, it'd be more accurate to say that for most of its history, punk has been actively hostile to virtuosity.
In practice, downsizing is too often about cutting your work force while keeping your business the same, and doing so not by investments in productivity-enhancing technology, but by making people pull 80-hour weeks and bringing in temps to fill the gap.
The good news is, we're not bankrupt. The bad news is, we're close.
The bad news is that my thin melanoma has something called mitosis, which means the cancer cells are dividing and multiplying even as I write. My thin melanoma has already spread outside of the tumor and into the deep layers of skin.
The good news is the Republicans have started to say the right things about net neutrality. The bad news is we're not particularly close on what a bill would look like.
Well-reported news is a public good; bad news is bad for everyone.
Democracy doesn't require a whole lot of work of its citizens, but it requires some: It requires taking a good look outside once in a while, and considering the bad news and what it might mean, and making the occasional tough choice, and soberly taking stock of what your real interests are.
All things being equal, letting people make decisions for themselves will produce smarter outcomes, collectively, than relying on government planners.