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 Vultures clean up carrion, yes? I'm no expert but...

...perhaps we should move beyond besmirching them by equating  private equity and hedge fund behaviors to vulture behavior, as the former are more on par with colonialism than a carrion scavenger.

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Right. Vultures only clean up what's already dead. Private equity and hedge fund groups actively kill thriving businesses. 
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And vultures are just doing their job, contributing to the cause. 

Can't say that for VC's. 
 @46cd5609 If we're being really honest about venture capitalists, it's probably more like the xenomorphs from Alien.