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There are probably some people who would disagree with you on that topic. I don't know exactly who they are, but I think we can guess. But I agree that superficial statements, even explosive or incendiary, even fall off the news line faster than you would expect them to. I think people's reputations recover and get managed and manipulated. And maybe it's true for companies, too.