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This comment hits the nail on the head. The few billionaires I know love what they do. They are way beyond the retirement age and are still spinning up new bu
by LinuxBender 7y ago
This comment hits the nail on the head. The few billionaires I know love what they do. They are way beyond the retirement age and are still spinning up new businesses all the time.
- Miner49er 7y agoI think this argument is more about why they continue trying to make money, not "working" because it's something they enjoy. Why are they spinning up businesses instead of non-profits or cooperatives? I think that's what this article is exploring.
- LinuxBender 7y ago> why they continue trying to make money That is just a by-product of doing what they enjoy. They certainly spend it and donate a lot of it. > Why are they spinning up businesses instead of non-profits or cooperatives? They do both.
- phkahler 7y agoSo how do they describe what they do? Are they creating, providing, competing, building, accumulating, controlling, etc... I doubt they're all the same. How do they see their own efforts? Just curious.
- LinuxBender 7y agoThey are creating new technologies and contributing to society in many ways (job creation, business optimization and much more). Accumulating is probably another side effect of growing their creations. I don't think they give it much thought. The ones I know are actually kindof the same. You would not know their status by seeing them on the street. Controlling does not describe them at all. The word I would use is empowering.