&gt; <i>You can&#x27;t know everything about someone&#x27;s past and past actions don&#x27;t necessarily dictate future actions,</i><p>That&#x27;s precisely the parent&#x27;s point. You can&#x27;t praise someone without full context of their past actions. But that same praise was publicly used as a way to bolster the investment. &quot;Well, heck if Lars Dalgraad says this guy is smart, then he definitely must be on to something. I should use this service&quot; Equally there&#x27;s no repercussions for making a positive statement when you&#x27;re already in a position of power. I think the point the parent is trying to make is that these situations are signs of plutocracy, which perhaps is why &quot;it&#x27;s jacked up&quot;.