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If you're worth $20k and you find $20 on the street, it's 0.1% of your net worth. If you're Jeff Bezos and you find 0.1% of your net worth on the street, it's
by MuffinFlavored 8y ago
If you're worth $20k and you find $20 on the street, it's 0.1% of your net worth.
If you're Jeff Bezos and you find 0.1% of your net worth on the street, it's $150,000,000.
- skilled 8y agoWhich street? Asking for a friend.
- jermaustin1 8y agoLets take that thought experiment further, would Jeff Bezos even waste the time in bending down to pick up the $20 since it is worth so little? The act of bending down, the minuscule risk of falling over, possibly scraping a knee, possibly wasting more time trying to get back up, etc. Is the $20 worth the potential hassle of picking it up? For me: without a hesitation. It's roughtly 130 times my average 5 second earnings. For Jeff: probably a net loss.
- nashashmi 8y agoI hate such comparisons. How about just simply cleaning up after yourself and not polluting the world with 20$? If I dropped 20$ off a cliff, I would not get it, but I know I should.
- avinium 8y agoDidn’t someone ask Bill Gates this exact question, and he confirmed that he would pick it up?