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> Q: How are ultra-high-net-worth individuals different from run-of-the-mill affluent individuals? > A: They have this feeling that rules don’t apply to them,
by hyperbovine 10y ago
> Q: How are ultra-high-net-worth individuals different from run-of-the-mill affluent individuals?
> A: They have this feeling that rules don’t apply to them, although that mind-set is often the key to much of their success. If they’re told something can’t be done a certain way, they think that doesn’t apply to them and find a way around it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/your-money/inside-the-minds-of-the-ultrawealthy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/19/your-money/inside-the-min...
- ocdtrekkie 10y agoThis explains so much of Silicon Valley and the tendency to try to circumvent or avoid regulations at any cost, like for ride sharing, AirBnB, etc.