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by rattray 4275 days ago
What, you're only allowed to learn from failure in Silicon Valley?
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TWA wasn't a failure for Icahn. He made hundreds of millions of dollars by selling its assets to pay himself.
A win for them (Icahn and Andreessen) is measured by their wallet not about the societal impact.
We shouldn't confuse what normal people consider success to be with with what a sociopath considers success.