I'm certainly glad I never went out on a limb and bought all this expensive equipment anyway. T hat's just the way it is though. You could get an expensive college education and still be virtually unemployable when you graduate. Or perhaps you buy that new car you've got your heart set on and someone with no insurance rear ends you and totals it on the way home from the dealership. You never know.
Life is short.
And risks are everywhere. That's why we secretly celebrate as we publicly mourn the failures of those we know. P eople in the room halfheartedly bid on things they don't really need if the price dips low enough. Most realize that yesterday's technology is a bad investment at any price though. The real reason they are here is to reaffirm that their own companies and dreams are still alive.