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It's almost as if they're friends who talk about things that happen in each others' lives!

Not on this planet. This sounds like how you talk to your accountant, not your friends. You don't burden your friends with details this specific.

My friend wants to own a brewery and was an accountant, my other friends are in finance, banking, etc. Last time we hung out we had fun going over the business plan of the brewery my friend was working for in detail down to costs. It was a fun chat. My other friend wants to start a honky tonk in his hometown, he's in construction but was also quite interested.

I don't remember all the details that's what paper is for, we got down to salary and % ownership stake while at a burger joint in rural Texas on our way to a lake.

I got to Texas 2 days early to hang out with my friend who I hadn't seen in a while. We went to 5 micro breweries in 5 meals so he could scout them out and get my feedback (just general dude) on the decor, food, beer selection, location. We talked about that interlaced with talk of families and friends.

I really don't think it's uncommon.

Lol, just what I said - accountants (plus bankers, finance guys etc). Discussing business plans, scouting locations, splitting ownership stakes... all the fun parts of starting a business. Not so cool: years later, getting deep in the weeds bitching about raw material cost increases down to the percentage point.

he was evaluating an existing business he was essentually running as the accountant to buy. 3 of the people at the table were me: software, a guy in construction, and a guy who installs gym floors and is a local politican.

but hey adjuat my narritive to fit your world view.

Typos == phone and lack of care

How did I adjust your narrative? You mentioned the bankers and finance guys, not me.

Again, plenty of people are interested and excited about starting a business. It's fun! I'm not surprised the construction guy and the politician are involved. But they aren't so interested years later when you're miserable and complaining about your cost increases and explaining it all down to the penny.

HN would be a better place without trolling like this.

I talk to random people about business details this specific. Different people interact in different ways.

Random people are not the same as your friends.

I could totally see a friend spending 5mn explaining that his cost has gone up 300% when venting while getting a drink together. I don't understand why you're finding this so unbelievable.

You talk to your friends about "total burdened costs"? Or something went up exactly 170%? Not "almost tripled"? Sure.

If you and your friend are both interested in how businesses work, you're definitely going to talk shop

Yes of course, in generalities. That's the whole point. Of course you talk to your friends. But you don't go over your income statement line by line with them.

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