>From Stephen: > Perhaps they *are* stupid. > > That issue is quite independent of whether they're honest. Not everybody in > business who is in a position to control substantial sums is highly > intelligent, after all. > > And if they're actually con guys, well, most criminals are, after all, kind > of dumb (despite the fact that the ones who get famous and written up in the > news tend to be exceptionally intelligent). This has been studied (can't > cite a URL, sorry), it's not just speculation. Smart people generally don't > feel the need to rob banks, or to go into dicey con games where they're more > than half likely to end up in jail. The upside doesn't balance out the > downside.
Speaking strictly for myself, I cannot rule out the possibility that the major parties participating in this little drama are NOT acting stupidly. Ceaseless speculation, where it is thought that deception may be the primary motivating factor eventually becomes a circuitous argument that feeds off of its own existence. I freely admit that I have been guilty of adding my own share of speculation on this matter. Perhaps it would be wise to stop further speculation until we can discern a more definitive pattern of actions from the primary actors of this drama. Until then... Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
