[pessimizer]

> If a general only stays in a bunker, deciding things based on map and single line reports, then it's a poor general.

This is a bit of an exaggeration: if he can pull the signal out of the maps and single-line reports and deliver results, then he is a good general. The point is he can't blame his failure on the fact that he didn't know what was happening, because his job is to understand enough to make money. If he failed because didn't understand, then he should have been prioritizing his information pipeline (whether that's personal knowledge or it's finding the right people to deliver the correct information to him intelligibly.)

Otherwise, it's like saying you weren't responsible for the car accident because you were drunk.