It's hilarious that the writer uses subtly flawed logic to convince the reader that shady and unethical salespeople simply doesn't exist in the real world.
> Which brings me to real salespeople, the ones who actually make sales in the real world, rather than in fantasy plays....
> Mythological salesmen like Ricky Roma, who are really highly skilled scammers, have given the sales profession a bad name.
Anyway, do you have any kind of evidence that deceitful salespeople cant be successful? It is a rather extraordinary claim. I mean the guy who sold the Eiffel Tower as scrap iron multiple times was pretty successful.
I'm saying that by and large, great salespeople are not shady and unethical, though.