Originally Posted by
Caitsidhe
The guy is a professional writer. Of course it seemed a bit contrived. That is what writers do. It doesn't, however, change the fact that his arguments are sound. I also happen to believe his anecdote about his son. I expect he orchestrated it for maximum effect, but I believe it is based in actual event. Granted, my bias is that I have been arguing what he said here for several years now. I don't happen to believe you can pretend to be a thriving business by cutting off your own arms and legs to maintain profit. If the profits aren't actually based on growth, you have a problem.