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I think you, I, and even Bezos would agree that he doesn't need 100 billion. Which is why he doesn't have anywhere near 100 billion dollars. He has ownership st
by jonfw 7y ago
I think you, I, and even Bezos would agree that he doesn't need 100 billion. Which is why he doesn't have anywhere near 100 billion dollars. He has ownership stakes in companies that have been estimated to be worth 100 billion dollars (it would be impossible to liquidate for anywhere near that valuation in practice, however)
Net worth is not the same as resource allocation. This isn't the 1500s where you could plunder a castle and pillage their stores of grain. Bezo's net worth has very little to do with the distribution of housing, food, and medical care to poor people.
Does he consume more housing, food, and medical care than average? Absolutely. Are his consumption levels even remotely similar to his absurd net worth? Absolutely not.