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Exactly.

Put another way:

Odds of getting sued: 1%

Max downside if he gets sued: What? 50k before he declares bankruptcy?

Ok, so risk adjusted cost of the "just fucking sue me" approach: $500.

$500 vs. $350,000...hmmm...tough choice.

You might say, well, it's not as though it's one or the other. You can request reasonable changes and not jeopardize the 350k.

Well, ya, I suppose so, but what are the odds that any request you make will kill the deal? If it's also 1%, then the expected cost is $3500.

That's still more expensive than the "just fucking sue me" approach. In reality, the odds of killing a deal over contract disagreements are much higher than getting sued.



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