And this is the post of someone who doesn't know anything about Charlie Munger. If you think he has "been surrounded by yes-men for so long", I have some news for you. He doesn't manage anyone.
> And this is the post of someone who doesn't know anything about Charlie Munger.
“It’s okay actually because he always talks like this” is one of the weirdest arguments in this thread.
Why can’t we call out bad behavior just because it comes from a specific person?Bad behavior is bad behavior. Being consistent about being bad doesn’t make it good. I don’t understand why anything thinks this is okay just because it comes from a specific personality.
> If you think he has "been surrounded by yes-men for so long", I have some news for you. He doesn't manage anyone.
He’s dangling $1.2 billion dollars in front of people to get them to do his bidding with this construction. I really don’t understand how you think that’s less of an incentive than giving someone a paycheck a fraction of that magnitude.
The people he talks to are CEOs of architecture and engineering firms and university chancellors. If you think those are yes-men, I have more news for you. He's an investor. He doesn't have employees. He may have a few assistants but that's typical of any high-level (or even mid) professional. The yes-men bit about Munger is the last thing I would associate with Munger.
Weird take. The distinction you make between investor and manager completely ignores the context: he invests in yes-men, and doesn't invest in people who he deems idiots because they disagree with him. The common feature of 'manager' and 'investor' is that they have power.
Please name the yes-men. From which companies? Berkshire has a list of companies in its annual reports so I'm assuming you obviously can name the yes-men from your extensive research on Charlie Munger. This would be breaking news in the investment world and something that Warren Buffett doesn't know about.
What bad behavior? He says what he thinks instead of bs'ing around and has huge track record of good decisions including his very high rated campus buildings.
“It’s okay actually because he always talks like this” is one of the weirdest arguments in this thread.
Why can’t we call out bad behavior just because it comes from a specific person?Bad behavior is bad behavior. Being consistent about being bad doesn’t make it good. I don’t understand why anything thinks this is okay just because it comes from a specific personality.
> If you think he has "been surrounded by yes-men for so long", I have some news for you. He doesn't manage anyone.
He’s dangling $1.2 billion dollars in front of people to get them to do his bidding with this construction. I really don’t understand how you think that’s less of an incentive than giving someone a paycheck a fraction of that magnitude.