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by pclmulqdq 1410 days ago
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, the people making the pitch have never been insulated from operations or technology. Either their egos get too big for a split to work or they actually start to believe their own bull. This is a fantasy that has never happened before, and while it would be nice, it is not real.
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Yes. "Believing their own bull" is the whole secret of Neumann's or Holmes' salesmanship.