Comment by consumer451
2 years ago
> Paul is an out of touch reactionary billionaire
My theory is that humans are just not evolved for billionaire levels of wealth disparity. It's not a criticism, it just appears to be a fact.
Honest question: are there any "in touch" billionaires? Maybe Mark Cuban in some ways for example?
Mark Cuban is not the example that I would reach for. He's been an asshole since before Yahoo! threw too much money at him.
I know a few, but they're modest people and that's why I will not name them here, I will name one that is deceased, René Sommer, if you want to know more about him, I wrote about him here:
https://jacquesmattheij.com/in-memoriam-rene-sommer/
I've taken to skimming through the Elon/twitter threads curious to see if there's anything actually new. I'm glad I saw your post and clicked the link, that was a very pleasant story to read.
I still miss the man, in spite of our infrequent contact.
Gates or Warren Buffet. Both of them seem pretty grounded for the amount of wealth they possess.
You - urgently - need to read up on Gates then.
Any suggested readings/links? I am merely going by his current public persona and whatever the Gates Foundation is doing.
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They are just out of touch in different ways. Gates' banana comment became the quintessential example of how out of touch rich people are even though it was ultimately inconsequential.
no one who hoards wealth that could save the lives of thousands is in a healthy mental space
MacKenzie Scott.
I think she never intended to be a billionaire. She doesn’t fall under the usual bucket of billionaires.
Laurene Powell Jobs
Joan Kroc