07-22-2025, 08:12 PM
(07-22-2025, 04:53 PM)Jmaciscool Wrote: Yes, it was a bad trade. There aren't any what-ifs or what-abouts that can happen that will change that.
To me the above scenario is like saying "if you bet your life savings on one roll of the dice in Vegas and win a ton of money then doesn't that make it a good decision?" It's still a bad decision even if an unlikely positive outcome is the result.
I guess I’m stuck. Aren’t results the only real measure of a value-based decision?
Back in 1990, I kept my Novell stock and sold my Microsoft stock. In retrospect, it was a really bad trade - because of the results.
I suppose that, if you’re using some other measure than team success, you could render an absolute and immediate judgment.
So, let me try to state your position: “The Luka trade was a bad trade because I don’t like it.”
I certainly can’t argue with that!