Control function
The sainted people who worry themselves about whether the sky will fall in on our heads, who are short an asymmetrical option, in that if they let something through and it makes bags of money, they'll see none of it and get no credit for it, but if it blows up in the Salesperson’s face, they’re the ones who will get fired, while the Salesperson will feign (entirely plausible) ignorance.
Among others, the following:
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