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I feel people like Jeff Bezos, who already have all the money in the world, are more interested in winning/power and money is only a way of keeping score. Bezo
by asdfman123 8y ago
I feel people like Jeff Bezos, who already have all the money in the world, are more interested in winning/power and money is only a way of keeping score.
Bezos is probably interested in growing Amazon into the biggest business in the world, and part of that strategy is cutting costs to the bone.
What I'm trying to say is he's looking for a way to maximize Amazon's growth rate, not necessarily pinch pennies (pinch billions?). So if he can preserve his current strategy by giving a few billion away, I don't think he cares.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThat is contradictory. If money is how he keeps score than he isn't going to give any way.
- syn0byte 8y agoNot at all; He already scored. He already got the headlines. Whatever he does with it after the fact makes little difference.
- quickben 8y agoPeople think they have it scored when they make 10m, but some still don't stop. The game at his level of scoring includes different variables in the profit equation. He has to worry if poor people repoduce enough, is the overall population growth expanding, etc. He "scored" really doesn't apply. I was told once that if you are a business, either the grow, or die.
- gramstrong 8y agoSometimes you give up a Queen to get to the King :/
- throwaway2048 8y agoor in this case a 1/10th of a pawn.
- fucking_tragedy 8y agoUsing money by giving it to the right people or groups of people is a certainly a way to gain or maintain power.
- rhizome 8y agoWhen the score is 400-3 you can sit out a couple of plays.
- wmeredith 8y agoHe’s not giving it away. He’s spending it on power, prestige, and legacy.