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Charlie Munger:Munger's 1994 USC Talk, Additional Excerpt 19

Charlie Munger《A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business》· USC Business School, 1994 · Investing · Cognition

You can say, "Is this a nice way to behave?" Well, capitalism is a pretty brutal place. But I personally think that the world is better for having Wal-Mart. I mean you can idealize small town life. But I've spent a fair amount of time in small towns. And let me tell you you shouldn't get too idealistic about all those businesses he destroyed.

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Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

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