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I don't have the answers you're looking for, just sharing my view of his character/motivations after watching a 30 minute interview with the guy on his upbringi
by roymurdock 9y ago
I don't have the answers you're looking for, just sharing my view of his character/motivations after watching a 30 minute interview with the guy on his upbringing, rap, and the pharma industry.
I'd wager Enron's CEO would come off as an actor or a sociopath reading press releases or prepared scripts for money, whereas Shkreli still exhibits genuine human emotions, quirks (genuinely passionate about rap/hip hop because it got him through tough times growing up), compassion (gave drugs away for free to those who couldn't afford, taught a youtube series on chemsitry/pharma for younger generation of investors), etc. It seems like it's not all about money for Shkreli, he wants to impact the culture and give back in unselfish ways.
I put myself in his shoes, and I feel bad for the guy having 7 years of his life taken from him, especially when many other white collar crimes of seemingly greater magnitude go unpunished