John Paul Rollert

Spirit Airlines, Snakeskin Boots, and the Claim of Caveat Emptor

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6016QqRxC

Lying is just a part of doing business—right? The latest episode of "The In-House Ethicist" with @jprollert examines how the lines between acceptable deception and appalling dishonesty aren’t exactly clearly defined. ms.spr.ly/6017QqrJb

Trust is crucial in commercial transactions. But if we don't know them personally, how can we be sure we should trust them? In this episode of The In-House Ethicist, Chicago Booth’s @jprollert explores trust in business. ms.spr.ly/6019QqF35

On the latest episode of The In-House Ethicist, Booth's John Paul Rollert takes up questions of trust in business—a matter he became attuned to after a very unpleasant trip to the dentist. 👉 🎧 ms.spr.ly/6015QqFTN @jprollert

Trust is crucial in commercial transactions. But if we don't know them personally, how can we be sure we should trust them? In this episode of The In-House Ethicist, Chicago Booth’s @jprollert explores trust in business. ms.spr.ly/6019QqFMD

@koenfucius Thank you for sharing, Koen!

Most of us might frown upon untruths in accounting, but we might well be more tolerant of “little white lies” in marketing, negotiating and salesmanship. Does lying have a legitimate role in Business? In-house ethicist @jprollert discusses: buff.ly/IuXxoC8

Lying is just a part of doing business—right? The latest episode of "The In-House Ethicist" with @jprollert examines how the lines between acceptable deception and appalling dishonesty aren’t exactly clearly defined. ms.spr.ly/6010QlZMY

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6012QlZD4

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6016Q5ky8

What’s the role of lying in business? Chicago Booth's @jprollert explores whether there is a meaningful distinction to be drawn between a little truth-bending and a lot of fraud. ms.spr.ly/6018QjzlM

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6010Qb6Ur

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6010Qb6as

What’s the role of lying in business? Chicago Booth's @jprollert explores whether there is a meaningful distinction to be drawn between a little truth-bending and a lot of fraud. ms.spr.ly/6018QjzmC

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6015Qnp2R

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. "Brains will still matter somewhat in organizing the hierarchy of human distinction, but not nearly as much as they once did." ms.spr.ly/6015QnpaW

Your grandkids will live in a charismocracy, warns Chicago Booth's @jprollert. If we aren’t careful, he writes, the future will belong to the beautiful and the dumb. ms.spr.ly/6010QnptI

@koenfucius Thank you, Koen! We will have to get Claude to work on automating these efforts!

@jprollert My pleasure. I cross post to two other platforms where Twitter handles makes no sense (and where AFAIK you have no presence). While I sometimes forget to replace it with real name there, occasionally I mistakenly make the change on Twitter.. Complicated and can’t be automated.

When AI will be able to do almost everything the human brain can do—only better and faster—having a great brain will be like having a strong back in a world where machines do all the heavy lifting. JP Rollert on what will matter then—Charismocracy: buff.ly/RoRHE0u

@koenfucius Thank you for sharing, Koen! (And for the kind follow up!)

Dang. Missed out the Twitter handle. Sorry @jprollert!

A look into the future for the Spring Issue of @chicagoboothrev - Your Grandkids Will Live in a Charismocracy chicagobooth.edu/review/2026/fe…

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