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> having multiple income streams means you've (the you here is broad, could mean your company, your family trust etc) produced something people find valuable yeah

Oh, dear. I can tell from reading your comments that it’s not gonna matter to try to argue with you, so I’ll just say that this is incredibly deeply profoundly naïve.

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Insults instead of making a point. You're right to not argue because you would lose.

The point is that it’s incredibly deeply profoundly naive. It’s not an insult. It’s odd that you took it as one, since it wasn’t even directed at you. But hey, you seem to have gotten some satisfaction out of whatever that puffery immediately above was, so I’m glad I could help you get that off your chest.

> It’s not an insult. It’s odd that you took it as one

I don’t find that odd. Even if accurate, “naive” tends to have more negative connotations and typically codes as an insult.

I tend to find other ways to communicate that same information to someone when needed, even if it is less direct or less accurate: it ends up being better received. The communication winds up more successful overall.

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