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too good to be true
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Flobberchops
Really hit the nail on the head there in his post.
Too many people who do not understand risk post absolute nonsense statements like:
"If it seems to good to be true it must be."
1955 A person say's it's possible to put a Man on the Moon
The 4 Minute mile , people and scientist were stating that it was an impossibility that a human could achieve this. As soon as Roger Bannister achieves it many more follow in their footsteps.
1. The Largest Taxi firm in the world own's no Taxis - Uber
2. The largest Office provider in the world started less than 7 years ago and own's no buildings - We Work
Have a look at Bitcoin and while your working out whether its' a fad you will be left well and truly behind.
As the late and great Sir James Goldsmith famously said:
By the time you see a bandwagon it's too late!0 -
The trouble Prince Peter is deciding which of the possible bandwagons is just that, when you don't have benefit of hindsight - as many who invested in the DotCom boom found out rather expensively.0
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