Your statement is true on average because the world’s economy is continuing to f...

komali2 · 2026-01-24T15:51:42 1769269902

> Your statement is true on average because the world’s economy is continuing to function.

The entire field of economics depends on post ipso facto statements like this.

shafyy · 2026-01-23T12:47:37 1769172457

"functioning" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here

pinnochio · 2026-01-23T11:25:34 1769167534

Oh wow, I don't even know where to begin with that.

Like, the world economy can't continue to function even if acquisitions were only 80% value creation on average? Or does the entire world economy depend on companies acquiring other companies with 100% value creation on average, such that it continuing to function logically implies 100% average value creation?

re-thc · 2026-01-23T15:58:44 1769183924

> can't continue to function even if acquisitions were only 80% value creation on average

The number is much much lower than that. Most acquisitions fail or don't have much impact.