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We have data: aristocrats, trust-fund babies, the idle rich, even to Roman times. Most do nothing but follow courtly fashion; but some became politians, scienti

We have data: aristocrats, trust-fund babies, the idle rich, even to Roman times. Most do nothing but follow courtly fashion; but some became politians, scientists etc. A huge difference is being at the bottom rather at the top. Status is a motivator. But AI may "solve" thishttp://partiallyclips.com/comic/dome-house/ http://partiallyclips.com/comic/dome-house/

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nostrademons 10y ago
We also have data on the other side too: wealthy Google millionaires who continue to work there, startup founders who are on their 2nd or 3rd or 4th startup, Plato and Aristotle, etc. Well, technically, these are all anecdotes, but the plural of "anecdote" is "data" after all.
- brbsix 10y ago
  There's a significant difference between wealthy Google millionaires who continue to work there and aristocrats, trust-fund babies, the idle rich. The former are largely self-made whereas the latter posses entirely unearned wealth and status. They're two entirely different categories.
  - nostrademons 10y ago
    The point of the study is to find out whether average Americans are more like wealthy Google millionaires or more like trust fund babies. I'm curious what the results will be - since so many people have to work to survive, we don't really know what their inclinations would be otherwise.
    - hyperpallium 10y ago
      Sorry, re-reading my comment, I didn't actually say it, but I agree that we need more data - I just meant we do have some data (with the privisos I noted). Regarding Google-millionaire data: what percentage actually does keep working? We hear about those who do, but not of those who don't (eg Minecraft's Notch). "Newsflash: multi-millionaire relaxes" And, confounding factor: people who succeed amazingly well often keep doing whatever made them wealthy, well beyond financial satisfaction. At least, one hears of those cases - I don't actually know the percentage of how often, vs. those who take it easy. [Guess this is what brbsix meant] Anecdatum: when I made enough from something I created, I quit. Yet, turns out I was happier before... so was probably a mistake to quit.

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nostrademons 10y ago

We also have data on the other side too: wealthy Google millionaires who continue to work there, startup founders who are on their 2nd or 3rd or 4th startup, Plato and Aristotle, etc. Well, technically, these are all anecdotes, but the plural of "anecdote" is "data" after all.

brbsix 10y ago
There's a significant difference between wealthy Google millionaires who continue to work there and aristocrats, trust-fund babies, the idle rich. The former are largely self-made whereas the latter posses entirely unearned wealth and status. They're two entirely different categories.
- nostrademons 10y ago
  The point of the study is to find out whether average Americans are more like wealthy Google millionaires or more like trust fund babies. I'm curious what the results will be - since so many people have to work to survive, we don't really know what their inclinations would be otherwise.
  - hyperpallium 10y ago
    Sorry, re-reading my comment, I didn't actually say it, but I agree that we need more data - I just meant we do have some data (with the privisos I noted). Regarding Google-millionaire data: what percentage actually does keep working? We hear about those who do, but not of those who don't (eg Minecraft's Notch). "Newsflash: multi-millionaire relaxes" And, confounding factor: people who succeed amazingly well often keep doing whatever made them wealthy, well beyond financial satisfaction. At least, one hears of those cases - I don't actually know the percentage of how often, vs. those who take it easy. [Guess this is what brbsix meant] Anecdatum: when I made enough from something I created, I quit. Yet, turns out I was happier before... so was probably a mistake to quit.