Sunil,
obviously, you're missing the point; it's not about gender or whose mom it
was at all, so ignore that. pretend it's your dad, your uncle, your younger
brother, your best friend, or anyone who your interest in outweighs your own
selfish interests.
if i recognize that the junker in your barn is missing a 'C' instead of a
'F' where it says "_ord" on the hood and you don't know any better, how would
you feel after i used my advantage to lowball you? would you like being the
fool? i realize some cultures would say you deserved whatever you let happen to
you, but is that what you *want*?
are you going to have more respect for someone who takes advantage of you,
or someone who is upstanding enough with you to make sure you're dealing fairly?
the point is; while it is obviously a buyer/seller beware market, how would
you want people to treat you? do you have a problem treating people the way you
would like to be treated yourself?
cheers!
e
Sunil Hari wrote:
> i'm not gender-biased about suffering fools. and if it was my mom, i'd
> expect her to ask for advice about things she didn't know about. and if she
> went on her own, that's her lesson.
>
> It's like if I didn't know how to swim, i'd stay out of the pool!
>
> It's sad, but several of my life experiences have led me to this sad state
> of jaded-ness. The real exceptions are diesel listers - time and again you
> guys have been great.
>
> Notice that I didn't lowball his mom, but some woman at work.
>
> On 10/11/06, ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Sunil,
> >
> > i realize what's considered acceptable business behavior isn't the
> > same in
> > all cultures, but try asking yourself this; how would you want people to
> > treat
> > *you*? how about your mom/wife/sister?
> >
> > ignoring that, how proud would you be to take advantage of a woman?
> > especially one who didn't know better?
> >
> >
> > cheers!
> > e
> >
> >
> > Sunil Hari wrote:
> >
> > > see, when you said she didn't know the value, my eyes lit up. Not my
> > fault
> > > if people don't do their homework. But if she knows what it's "worth"
> > (esp.
> > > after sitting for years!) then there's no way in hell.
> > >
> > > If both sides have equal information, I'm a totally reasonable guy. But
> > if
> > > there's asymmetry of information, I'll use it to my advantage. Wouldn't
> > > you? Or would you pay more in the interest of "fairness?"
> >
> > [snip]
