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I agree, Steve Jobs is the most inspiring person to ever live. Not only did he take $1 as his salary, but he personally gave us revolutionary tech products. /s
by friendlybus 7y ago
I agree, Steve Jobs is the most inspiring person to ever live. Not only did he take $1 as his salary, but he personally gave us revolutionary tech products.
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I like Apple and Steve Jobs, it's not the same without him but in the age where we are building the capacity to colonize another planet that far exceeds "one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind", it's baffling to see people inspired by the frugality of one's personal income.
Some of the greatest achievements in the history of humankind are on the verge of happening and most people on HN can't see past their neighbor's pocketbook.
- debaserab2 7y agoIt seems like we're closer to a self inflicted mass extinction event than it does the miraculous innovation of galactic migration considering how drastically underfunded the efforts for the latter are compared to the former. Or are we just hoping Bezos takes us all in his rocketships?
- friendlybus 7y agoMaybe neither will happen and the few dollars we scraped from the each other's hearts will be our only comfort as humanity descends into an indifference about the natural world and world changing ideas. Maybe we will measure status in how much someone can accumulate for themselves and their tribe instead of the improvements they make for humanity.
- jacquesm 7y agoAnd the $1 is clearly because his revenue stream was not his salary, which would be taxed in a different way than his capital gains on stock. It's as if a tax dodge is interpreted as altruism.
- tehlike 7y agoi mean... it's not a tax dodge, he would still own the stocks even if his salary wasn't $1.