Smart professionals frequently fail to identify fundamental flaws in projects before they fail.

Economics Decision MakingOct 2, 2026score 0.842 posts · 7 replies across 2 instances

The user is questioning the collective reasoning behind why intelligent professionals invest in and believe in failing projects. It highlights a systemic issue where smart people overlook fundamental flaws in business models or technologies.

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Parent: BusinessEntity: Investment and Project PlanningImpact: negativeDate: Oct 2, 2026Target: Professional project evaluation

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You can just charge people money for things. 

When something fails, everyone asks why. The better question: why did so many smart people believe it would work?This keeps surprising entire industries.

13 boosts · 20 favs · 2 replies · Oct 2, 2026

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When something fails, everyone asks why. 

An alternative // better question: Why did so many smart people believe it would work in the first place?

10 boosts · 16 favs · 5 replies · Oct 2, 2026