by
Keith Gessen
[...] You see people who’ve blown up in spectacular fashion go on to get another high-profile job. And the things you hear are, “I want to hire him; he’s learned a very expensive lesson.” Or “He’s proved he’s a risk-taker.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that! Yeah, he’s proved he’s an irrational, crazy risk-taker!
this is like identical for tech people who've "landed the ship". think danielle morill ... makes me want to barf every time i think about it