“the EPA has ranked us either number one or two of US companies in pollution reduction initiatives”
This kinda makes me laugh, because the only way to be the company that reduces their pollution the most is to be polluting a ton in the first place. This is like saying “I know I’m a hero, because in the past year I’ve reduced the annual number of people I’ve killed more than anyone else”.
Reminds me of Nixon’s famous invocation of the third derivative:
When campaigning for a second term in office, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced that the rate of increase of inflation was decreasing, which has been noted as “the first time a sitting president used the third derivative to advance his case for reelection.”
“the EPA has ranked us either number one or two of US companies in pollution reduction initiatives”
This kinda makes me laugh, because the only way to be the company that reduces their pollution the most is to be polluting a ton in the first place. This is like saying “I know I’m a hero, because in the past year I’ve reduced the annual number of people I’ve killed more than anyone else”.
Reminds me of Nixon’s famous invocation of the third derivative:
Yeah, the whole interview is filled with fun stuff like that.