📢 Two investors are walking down the street and suddenly they see a pile of excrement on the road.
One investor says, "Hey, how about we make a bet: if you eat this, I'll give you a million dollars!"
The second one, thinking: "Hmm, a million dollars... Alright, it's a deal!" He eats it and gets his million.
They continue walking. After a while, the first investor sees another pile of excrement.
Now he says: "And now I'll give you a million if you eat this!"
The second one, not thinking long: "Of course!" He eats it and gets his second million.
They keep walking, silent. Suddenly, the first investor turns to the second and thoughtfully says:
"You know, we just made two million dollars... But essentially, we just ate crap!"
The second investor, smiling: "Well, yes! But look at the turnover!"
The moral of the joke: Sometimes investors get so caught up in the process of generating turnover and 'moving' money that they lose sight of the real value and meaning of their actions, not always noticing that the basis may involve quite dubious or ineffective operations. The main thing is that 'money is working,' even if the result seems absurd.
