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Not everybody worships wealth. Not everybody buys into the myth of the tech genius/entrepreneurial wizard. Some folks, myself included, don't feel that it's eve

Not everybody worships wealth. Not everybody buys into the myth of the tech genius/entrepreneurial wizard. Some folks, myself included, don't feel that it's even remotely possible to amass billions in personal capital without doing some truly dirty, nasty, awful things to many other people along the way. So, frankly, I don't really care that Bill Gates is now a soft sweater-wearing sexagenerian who likes to talk about solving global problems with his ill-gotten gains, instead of a cutthroat corporate executive crushing his competitors and perverting the market in the process. The fact is that one led to the other. I want to hear less from delusional, egotistical billionaires who think that they themselves can solve the problems we face as a society, and more from our actual, you know, political leaders. I didn't vote for Bill Gates, thank you.

crispinb 7y ago
I'd always be more impressed by a poacher-turned-gamekeeper who returned his gains and then lived like the rest of us. Continuing to live a megaconsuming existence while consolidating power over fellow humans via 'philanthropy' is just more of the same.
manigandham 7y ago
> "don't feel that it's even remotely possible to amass billions in personal capital" Instead of feeling, you can instead learn and think about how wealth and value works. Capitalism allows ownership of production. Produce something valuable enough and you'll make your billions. There are plenty of people on this forum with a 7 or 8 figure net worth from starting a business, and even a few billionaires like the founders of Dropbox and Stripe. Maybe ask them how they did it instead of assuming the worst.