business.

i had a truly brilliant thought today... a perfect analogy for the business
world, where the indian man behind the counter haggles with the american
tourist, they both leave satisfied, feeling as though they made a fair deal,
but they both got robbed at the same time...

anyway, i went to share this with a friend of mine... a business owner... and i
began to explain it in a vaguely round about way, as i do with everything i
discuss, really, and he said "is there a point you're coming to?!"  in a mean
sort of voice.  then i said to myself that it wasn't worth sharing with him
anyway, probably, since he was a business man... he'd probably think my idea
was dumb or trivial compared to the big thoughts that he had... and i said
"well there was... i was about to discuss this thought that i had today" and he
said "well there are about 5 things that i have on my mind right now".  i
became interested and said "oh really, what are they", genuinely just
curious... and he says "it's none of your business what's on my mind, just make
your point, i've got things to do".

i told him that i wasn't interested anymore.  he'd really just done if for me,
to be honest.  cut throats and leave the masses unsatisfied. hooray for
commerce and trade.

sorry if this sounded bitter. 

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