... signals that they will not be smoothly implemented, blunting their utility as a threat. Consequently such a strategy would draw the negatives but not enjoy the positives of an aggressive play.
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Let's also pause to observe that "madman theory" is just bad negotiation. Signaling that you're an irrational negotiator is signaling that you can't be trusted, and that strategic alignment will be punished. It's a self-crippling move with negligible upsides.
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He’ll never win the presidency with such bad technique.
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Conversely, it might explain why his businesses were so consistently troubled that his financing options became progressively limited over time, squeezing him into new roles and relationships.
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I don't know enough about Musk to say they're comparable, but yeah, I think Trump is a much better salesman than executive.
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Good salesman and yet bad negotiator? You are deep in the Trump Derangement bubble.
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Yes. Sales and negotiation overlap, but they aren't the same thing. Which I think you know, but overlooking the distinction is a good way to protect your position from criticism.
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Don’t Cathy Newman me, man. Didn’t say they were the same. Selling is better.
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Then you're changing the subject. Is this the point where I declare you the loser? Nah, that's not how actual experts discuss things.
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You just said in public that negotiating and selling overlap before saying they are a different topic. Are you trying to prove irrationality doesn't work?
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Things that overlap are not the same thing. Are you feeling ok? No, I'm not trying to prove that irrationality doesn't work. I'm providing the second, expert opinion you asked for.
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As you defined it ("dropping your pants") it certainly doesn't. Fortunately that wasn't my point.
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