Comment by dragonwriter
2 years ago
> A reputation is not like a piece of software that you fix and then re-run as though it never broke in the first place
In a way it is, but it differs from software in that fixing it involves more than reverting the action by which you broke it.
Any good examples?
'Reputation is like a crystal vase, you can drop it, and glue it back together again but it will never again be the same vase that it was before you dropped it'.
Both Bill Gates (IT robber baron) and Mike Tyson (wife beater, ear biter and convicted rapist) seem to enjoy pretty good reputations these days.
Musk's reputational problem is chiefly due to looking quite incompetent at the moment, not his moral failings.
> Both Bill Gates (IT robber baron) and Mike Tyson (wife beater, ear biter and convicted rapist) seem to enjoy pretty good reputations these days.
Not in my book...
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Williams
"Reputation is like a refrigerator. About 6 feet tall. 300 pounds. They make ice. And when if your refrigerator isn't running, you will get spoilage."