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You are not so much invited to admire or despise these people as to think about them.
Leicester are happy sitting deep and allowing the opposition possession, but they probably dropped back too much, invited too much pressure, and eventually conceded twice.
Self-referential, full of arch humour and smirking asides, the show didn't just break the fourth wall – it pretty much invited you to join in.
They pretty much invited me and wanted to know if I was interested.
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8VC also has an "ethical bend," as been reported, though Lonsdale is more reticent about this, explaining that while a startup's principles are important to him, he worries that advertising as much invites "people to poke fun" at Silicon Valley, where he suggests that plenty of founders are attacking "hard problems".
Humility -- weakness acknowledged - helps leaders admit when they need help or are off course, but too much invites bullying and inability to advance.
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