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I think the point was, Jeff could not have had kids and raised them the way they did if his wife wasn’t at home raising them. Jeff could not have built Amazon i

I think the point was, Jeff could not have had kids and raised them the way they did if his wife wasn’t at home raising them. Jeff could not have built Amazon if he was chasing kids around half the day. The value of having kids raised the way you want them to be raised is intangible.

fsfsdff56sdf 8y ago
How much would a really good nanny have cost? Did his wife even raise the kids the way he wanted to? At what point in the history of Amazon would he have earned enough to afford a good nanny? I think the argument falls apart at that point in time.
buboard 8y ago
> is intangible. Some very rich people would say it is tangible
- bitexploder 8y ago
  If what you want is their biological mother at home with them, from a very early age, only money and an agreement between the two partners can get you there. Money helps, of course, it makes it possible for one parent to stay at home, which is rare these days.
mikepurvis 8y ago
Agree completely. Anyone who actually has kids and has tried to arrange care for them will know that it's a lot more complicated than just putting up an ad and waiting for the perfect nanny to descend from the clouds on an umbrella. You can pay someone to keep them nourished, pick them up from school, read them stories, and tuck them in at night. This person might even care deeply about their well-being. But there's little substitute for a parent or close family member when it comes to instilling values, managing discipline, modelling compassion while still maintaining firmness. These things are hard to measure, and the fruits of the labour that goes into them won't show until years later, which is why the person doing this work needs to be someone with a long term commitment to the project.
- bitexploder 8y ago
  Check. My wife’s has given up her prime career years to stay home with our kids. “I” started a business with a couple of partners 6 years ago. Let’s just say there is no doubt that my wife is as much an owner of the business as I am. She didn’t do any of the direct work to make the business successful, but, she made it possible for my kids to have everything and for me to give all my brain power to the business and still live a balanced(ish) life.

fsfsdff56sdf 8y ago

How much would a really good nanny have cost? Did his wife even raise the kids the way he wanted to? At what point in the history of Amazon would he have earned enough to afford a good nanny? I think the argument falls apart at that point in time.

buboard 8y ago

> is intangible. Some very rich people would say it is tangible

bitexploder 8y ago
If what you want is their biological mother at home with them, from a very early age, only money and an agreement between the two partners can get you there. Money helps, of course, it makes it possible for one parent to stay at home, which is rare these days.

mikepurvis 8y ago

Agree completely. Anyone who actually has kids and has tried to arrange care for them will know that it's a lot more complicated than just putting up an ad and waiting for the perfect nanny to descend from the clouds on an umbrella. You can pay someone to keep them nourished, pick them up from school, read them stories, and tuck them in at night. This person might even care deeply about their well-being. But there's little substitute for a parent or close family member when it comes to instilling values, managing discipline, modelling compassion while still maintaining firmness. These things are hard to measure, and the fruits of the labour that goes into them won't show until years later, which is why the person doing this work needs to be someone with a long term commitment to the project.

bitexploder 8y ago
Check. My wife’s has given up her prime career years to stay home with our kids. “I” started a business with a couple of partners 6 years ago. Let’s just say there is no doubt that my wife is as much an owner of the business as I am. She didn’t do any of the direct work to make the business successful, but, she made it possible for my kids to have everything and for me to give all my brain power to the business and still live a balanced(ish) life.