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Is this a parody? It seems obviously made-up but the other comments seem to be taking it at face value?

> Re-read it again and again until you get it.

OK, now I get it.

"This is my room. This isn't your room. I'm the most important person here. You should be honoured to be standing in the same room as me. But you're not here to help make decisions. I already made the decisions. Good luck"

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Right? "Go find outsized success, but I'm going to put a non negotiable cap on the size. You can pick a bad direction for good reasons, but only you will be responsible if there are no good directions."

To be more clear: Failure can happen due to both internal and external forces. This advice enshrines internal power structures and ensures their systemic faults are permanent. It's not a seat at the table if you don't have a say.

To be fair although he did say he was seated, he wasn't clear as to whether the seat was at a table or not.

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